Giuseppe VERDI / Calendar for the year 1883 Etching and drypoint Signed 1882

Description

Calendar for the year 1883. Etching and drypoint
Author:
[VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901 - Rigoletto]. Morel, Pierre fl. 1875-1900
Title:
Calendar for the year 1883. Etching and drypoint
Publication:
Paris: 1882
Description:
320 x 412 mm. + wide margins. A proof, without background scenery. Signed by the artist in pencil at lower right margin, with "Etat" in pencil above signature. On laid paper.
A scene from Verdi's opera Rigoletto, with a calendar of saints days for 1883 flanking the stage.
Uniformly browned.
Béraldi: les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle, 1.
Victor Hugo's play, upon which the opera was based, was banned in France after its initial performance.
Seller ID:
37163
Subject:
Art & Photographs
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