MAURIN, Charles (1856-1914)

Etching: ["La Liberté"]

n.d., ca. 1895. First Edition. Limited to an unspecified number of which this is no. 16. Original etching; sheet size approx. 60.75x45cm.; image area 28x22.5cm. Signed with limitation number in blue pencil by the artist. A Fine copy, mounted in archival mat.

Symbolist image by the French anarchist painter and engraver Charles Maurin. According to a previous dealer, this image was produced for the anarchist newspaper Les Temps Nouveaux, edited by Jean Grave. Image depicts the personification of freedom "la Marianne," shown here in profile and partially in deshabille, her left hand clutching her breast while her right hand holds up a torch.

Price: $1,500.00

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