Le Calvaire - Original Etching and Heliogravure by Félicien Rops - 1882 1882

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Le Calvaire is an original etching, soft ground and colour héliogravure on Japanese paper, realized by Félicien Rops in 1882, … Read more Le Calvaire is an original etching, soft ground and colour héliogravure on Japanese paper, realized by Félicien Rops in 1882, signed on plate, plate from Les Sataniques In very good conditions. the artwork represents a nude woman being suffocated by a crossed Satir creature, both suffering in a horror scene of violent erotic pleasure and pain. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops( 1833-1898) was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism and the Parisian Fin-de Siecle. He was a painter, illustrator, caricaturist, also a prolific and innovative printmaker, particularly in intaglio.Eroticism mixed with mortality and evil themes is one of the most prominent aspects of her work. He is best known for his graphic works, many of which are horror or erotic. Rupes was educated in Brussels. His first drawings were published in the humorous newspaper Crocodile (1855) and Euilenspiegel. He also created watercolors. The praise given to him by writers such as Charles Baudelaire and Yoris Karl Hussman's placed him at the forefront of the decadent school of the late 19th century. He has lived in France since 1878. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 50 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less