Louis Godefroy (1885 - 1934) - Lot 88

Louis Godefroy (1885 - 1934) View of Duingt, 1918 Engraving on Japan paper printed in brown ink Hand-signed in the lower right margin and annotated "A mon amie Madeleine en souvenir de Talloires, Louis Godefroy 1918". Numbered 5/30 in the lower left margin and titled "Vue de Duingt - 5/30". Dimensions: + Sheet size: 21.7 x 29.1 cm / 8.5 x 11.4 in. + Image size: 13.5 x 22.8 cm / 5.3 x 8.9 in. Condition: In very good condition, a few minor stains in the margins. Unframed. Louis Godefroy: French engraver, painter and scholar, Louis Godefroy first studied art in Paris under Caro-Delvaille. His first experiments in engraving took place in 1905, and his first work of art in this medium was published in 1906. For most of his career, Godefroy's etchings were published in Paris by Marcel Guiot.