Original antique engraving, The Stone Age, the return from a bear hunt before the hut, after the painting by Fernand Cormon. Lettered at the foot, Fernand Cormon pinx., with the mention of the Magazine of Art, the London journal that published it in 1882.
Original antique engraving, The Stone Age, the return from a bear hunt before the hut, after the painting by Fernand Cormon. Lettered at the foot, Fernand Cormon pinx., with the mention of the Magazine of Art, the London journal that published it in 1882.
Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) made his name with large prehistoric compositions and ran one of the busiest studios of his day in Paris, through which Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and Matisse passed.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: after the painting by Fernand Cormon (1845-1924).
Date: 1882.
Source: Magazine of Art, London.
Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.7 in (31 x 22 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with a slight cream tone and clean margins.