Marchez Tout Doux Parlez Tout Bas (Walk Softly Speak Quietly)
17.75 cms x 12.75 cms x 68.07 cms (6.99 ins x 5.02 ins x 6.99 ins)
Signed in plate lower right, dated in plate lower right
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 231
Lot 231
Estimate: CAD $120 - $150
Realised: CAD $64
Realised: CAD $64
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This piece can also be found in the collections of The Louvre (Paris), The Clark Museum (Williamstown, Massachusetts).
Notes:
Pierre-Philippe Choffard was born in Paris in 1730. As a youth he apprenticed with an engraver of maps, and then engraved invitations and bookplates before gaining a reputation which allowed him to complete larger works. Pierre-Philippe Choffard died in Paris in 1809.
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This piece can also be found in the collections of The Louvre (Paris), The Clark Museum (Williamstown, Massachusetts).
Notes:
Pierre-Philippe Choffard was born in Paris in 1730. As a youth he apprenticed with an engraver of maps, and then engraved invitations and bookplates before gaining a reputation which allowed him to complete larger works. Pierre-Philippe Choffard died in Paris in 1809.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.