31. Félix Bracquemond
(1833-1914)
Jacques Bosch, Guitarist

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Jacques Bosch, Guitarist

Jacques Bosch, Guitarist

Etching and drypoint, 1883, 453 x 325 mm., Béraldi 18 iv/iv, B. N. Inv. 397. A fine, rich impression on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper with large margins, signed in ink; the paper age toned to a golden brown in the whole area of the mat opening, creases and small losses at the sheet edges, far from the image. Jaime (Jacques) Bosch (1826-1895), a Catalan from Barcelona, was a familiar figure in Paris in the later years of the nineteenth century, where he was known as "le roy de la guitare." A classical musician and composer, he collaborated at least once with Gounod and was a friend of Manet, who did a lithographic portrait of him as a cover for one of his compositions. Bracquemond's virtuoso handling of the etched and drypointed lines makes the drawn face and boney hands of the musician emerge as if from a smoke-filled room.

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