12. Louis Legrand
(1863-1951)
Devant Sa Glace

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Legrand, Devant Sa Glace

Devant Sa Glace

Drypoint, 1911, 210 x 159 mm., Exsteens 303, B. N. Inv. 176. A fine impression, with even plate tone, on wove paper watermarked Pellet & Legrand, with full margins, numbered in pencil from the edition of 50 and with Gustave Pellet’s red publisher’s stamp (Lugt 1193). As is generally the case with this print (and several others by Legrand), it is not pencil signed. It should also not be confused with another Legrand print, Devant la Glace, which is from a series. This is a single work. As a print maker, Legrand had a certain range of subject matter, but slightly chubby ladies in one or another of their daily routines make up a good portion of his output and are immediately recognizable as “his.” Legrand was a student of Felicien Rops and his fascination with depicting women clearly shows the relationship, but, despite an occasional weird image, his work has none of the satanic quality of his teacher’s.