L'Université - View of New Orleans - Woodcut Print After A. Deroy - 1880 1880

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Image dimensions: 11.7 x 15.5 cm. L'Université is a wonderful black and white xylograph on paper, realized in 1880 by … Read more Image dimensions: 11.7 x 15.5 cm. L'Université is a wonderful black and white xylograph on paper, realized in 1880 by the French artist Charles Laplante (Sévres 1837 - Paris, 1903), after a drawing by A. Deroy. Original title: L'Université, à la Nouvella-Orléans Signed on plate on sides. Title on plate, on lower margin at the center. With an incredible freshness of line, the balance of lights and shadows and meticulousness of sign, this original print represents the magnificent building of the university in New Orleans. Mounted in a white cardboard passepartout, cm 24 x 30 and in excellent conditions, this beautiful modern artwork is an illustration for ''Le Tour du Monde'' newspaper. Under the image and on the back a part of an article of this newspaper. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 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