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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
The Kiss - Charles Maurin
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Description
A tender portrait by Charles Maurin, 'The Kiss' captures the intimate embrace between a mother and child. The soft colours and delicate lines evoke a sense of warmth and affection.
Charles Maurin was a French printmaker, painter, and poster artist associated with the Post-Impressionist movement. He is known for his intimate scenes of Parisian life, portraits, and depictions of women and children. His work often displays a sensitivity to light and shadow, and a focus on capturing fleeting moments. Maurin exhibited widely during his lifetime, and his prints were particularly popular. He also produced illustrations for books and magazines. 'The Kiss' presents a tender scene of a mother holding her child. The child, nude, is held close to the mother's face, their bodies intertwined in an embrace. The mother is seated on a dark, tufted sofa, her dress a combination of dark blues and whites. The background is dimly lit, with a window providing a soft, diffused light. The composition is intimate and focuses on the emotional connection between mother and child. The soft, muted colours and delicate lines contribute to the overall sense of warmth and affection.
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Each print is produced to order using 12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified archival paper. Designed in Britain and printed at your nearest production hub to reduce waste and speed up delivery.
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The Kiss - Charles Maurin
Regular price
From £28.00 GBP
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From £28.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Charles Maurin
Maurin organised Toulouse-Lautrec's first solo exhibition, in 1893. He was a friend and mentor to Felix Vallotton, a close associate of Ambroise Vollard, and a regular exhibitor at Josephin Peladan's Salon de la Rose+Croix. Despite these connections to the centre of Post-Impressionist and Symbolist Paris, he remains almost unknown today, overshadowed by the artists he championed.
He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1856. The Prix Crozatier funded his move to Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jules Lefebvre and at the Academie Julian, where he later taught. He exhibited at the Salon from 1883 and participated in the Rose+Croix exhibitions between 1892 and 1897.
His dual mastery of painting and printmaking made him a bridging figure between Symbolism and the 1890s revival of colour printmaking. His colour etchings and wood engravings from this period are technically accomplished and compositionally inventive. His painted work, particularly his Symbolist studies of maternity, combines academic draughtsmanship with the decorative flatness of the Nabis. He was among a handful of artists who understood both the chemical processes of printmaking and the aesthetic possibilities of colour on paper, and his technical innovations influenced the next generation of French printmakers. He died in 1914, at fifty-eight, on the eve of the war that would scatter the world he had helped build.
He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1856. The Prix Crozatier funded his move to Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jules Lefebvre and at the Academie Julian, where he later taught. He exhibited at the Salon from 1883 and participated in the Rose+Croix exhibitions between 1892 and 1897.
His dual mastery of painting and printmaking made him a bridging figure between Symbolism and the 1890s revival of colour printmaking. His colour etchings and wood engravings from this period are technically accomplished and compositionally inventive. His painted work, particularly his Symbolist studies of maternity, combines academic draughtsmanship with the decorative flatness of the Nabis. He was among a handful of artists who understood both the chemical processes of printmaking and the aesthetic possibilities of colour on paper, and his technical innovations influenced the next generation of French printmakers. He died in 1914, at fifty-eight, on the eve of the war that would scatter the world he had helped build.
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- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Artist Biography
Charles Maurin
Maurin organised Toulouse-Lautrec's first solo exhibition, in 1893. He was a friend and mentor to Felix Vallotton, a close associate of Ambroise Vollard, and a regular exhibitor at Josephin Peladan's Salon de la Rose+Croix. Despite these connections to the centre of Post-Impressionist and Symbolist Paris, he remains almost unknown today, overshadowed by the artists he championed.
He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1856. The Prix Crozatier funded his move to Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jules Lefebvre and at the Academie Julian, where he later taught. He exhibited at the Salon from 1883 and participated in the Rose+Croix exhibitions between 1892 and 1897.
His dual mastery of painting and printmaking made him a bridging figure between Symbolism and the 1890s revival of colour printmaking. His colour etchings and wood engravings from this period are technically accomplished and compositionally inventive. His painted work, particularly his Symbolist studies of maternity, combines academic draughtsmanship with the decorative flatness of the Nabis. He was among a handful of artists who understood both the chemical processes of printmaking and the aesthetic possibilities of colour on paper, and his technical innovations influenced the next generation of French printmakers. He died in 1914, at fifty-eight, on the eve of the war that would scatter the world he had helped build.
He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1856. The Prix Crozatier funded his move to Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jules Lefebvre and at the Academie Julian, where he later taught. He exhibited at the Salon from 1883 and participated in the Rose+Croix exhibitions between 1892 and 1897.
His dual mastery of painting and printmaking made him a bridging figure between Symbolism and the 1890s revival of colour printmaking. His colour etchings and wood engravings from this period are technically accomplished and compositionally inventive. His painted work, particularly his Symbolist studies of maternity, combines academic draughtsmanship with the decorative flatness of the Nabis. He was among a handful of artists who understood both the chemical processes of printmaking and the aesthetic possibilities of colour on paper, and his technical innovations influenced the next generation of French printmakers. He died in 1914, at fifty-eight, on the eve of the war that would scatter the world he had helped build.
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