Momma Never Told Me There'd Be Nudes Like This
My momma recently gifted me this nude art piece -- she and 'everyone' knows that I collect such things.
Scrutiny of the signature was a bit difficult; but after trying Jean Vybow (a mistake others make) & Jean Vyboud, the latter was shown to be the artist of this nude figure print.
Prices seem very "robust" (from $200 to $315), but the details are sketchy on this etching... and the artist.
Little is published on the web about the artist. Other than knowing his full name, Jean Auguste Vyboud, and lifespan dates (1872-1944), it's a blank left to books not available in Google's book search preview and/or in other languages, leaving me rather clueless. (Hint Hint all of you knowledgeable in art...)
From what I can ascertain, Vyboud was an engraver & a printer of fine art prints. Seems more than odd then, that my piece (and others that I have seen) wouldn't credit the original artist...
Dates are speculative; this seller (very bottom of the page) says it's from the 1960's, and this seller claims the engraving is from the early 1900's. Prints can have multiple runs, but usually only if the artwork or artist is very popular. Even more so for quality prints.
Interestingly, my print is not only signed in pencil, but part of a numbered run (16/100, also in pencil). I wonder if this makes it older or newer, more valuable or less valuable...
Everyone, everything has its price; so I could be tempted to sell it.
In any case, mom's not getting it back. *wink*
(But I might give her a share of the wealth, if it came to that.)
Scrutiny of the signature was a bit difficult; but after trying Jean Vybow (a mistake others make) & Jean Vyboud, the latter was shown to be the artist of this nude figure print.
Prices seem very "robust" (from $200 to $315), but the details are sketchy on this etching... and the artist.
Little is published on the web about the artist. Other than knowing his full name, Jean Auguste Vyboud, and lifespan dates (1872-1944), it's a blank left to books not available in Google's book search preview and/or in other languages, leaving me rather clueless. (Hint Hint all of you knowledgeable in art...)
From what I can ascertain, Vyboud was an engraver & a printer of fine art prints. Seems more than odd then, that my piece (and others that I have seen) wouldn't credit the original artist...
Dates are speculative; this seller (very bottom of the page) says it's from the 1960's, and this seller claims the engraving is from the early 1900's. Prints can have multiple runs, but usually only if the artwork or artist is very popular. Even more so for quality prints.
Interestingly, my print is not only signed in pencil, but part of a numbered run (16/100, also in pencil). I wonder if this makes it older or newer, more valuable or less valuable...
Everyone, everything has its price; so I could be tempted to sell it.
In any case, mom's not getting it back. *wink*
(But I might give her a share of the wealth, if it came to that.)
Labels: Art, Artists, Collecting, Help, Images
posted by Silent-Porn-Star at
5:21 AM
4 Comments:
I am a fan of this artist. He died in 1944. I believe the seller dating the piece at 1960 is mistaken. His signature is on the art work so we can conclude it is at least from 1944, probably from much earlier.
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I wish you would tell me more about the artist!
Thanks for some info on this artist! An etching of his recently sold at Cowan's Auction. They had his name spelled Vybow. http://www.prices4antiques.com/works-on-paper/etchings/Vyboud-Jean-Auguste-Etching-Drypoint-signed-Rear-View-of-a-Nude-Woman-5-inch-D9770040.htm
Thanks, Jennifer! I see at Wes' site that it only sold for $58.75. Perhaps if he'd had the name right... :p
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