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Edgar Chahine Portrait Prints

French, 1874-1947

Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna, Austria to Armenian parents. At age 21, he decided to travel to Paris and pursue a career in fine arts. He studied painting under formal instruction at the Académie Julian, but his natural ability and his determination to express himself as an artist led him to a personal style based more on the reality of the streets of Paris than the confines of the classroom. Chahine began to experiment with the possibilities of printmaking at the age of 25. Although he had already achieved some success with his paintings, he became fascinated with prints and soon worked exclusively in this medium. His prints were very much in demand by collectors and the well known publisher Edmond Sagot quickly became his dealer. He won several medals and awards and received many commissions. Chahine's print œuvre is an equal representation of elegant Parisian men and women, Bourgeois society and more common scenes of country fairs and street life. His sympathetic depictions of children, beggars, circus performers and other often forgotten people were engaging and touched the emotions of the observer, while his portrayals of the more fashionable side of Paris accurately captured its "joie de vivre". The death of his fiancé plunged him into a deep depression, and he left Paris to travel through Italy. This voyage gave him the serenity and the inspiration to begin working with new enthusiasm, etching the day's drawings onto copper plates in his hotel room each night. He returned with new vigor and expanded his efforts to once again include pastels and oils in his work. This productivity was not to last, as the combination of terrible events in Armenia and Syria and the outbreak of World War I rendered Chahine unable to work. Not until his marriage in 1921 did he begin to make art again. In 1925, he became a French citizen and began a new burst of creative activity in fine prints and illustrated books. Many of Chahine's prints were lost in a fire in his atelier in 1926, and many more were destroyed in a flood in 1942.

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Artist: Edgar Chahine
"Promenade" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. A rich impression in sepia on wove paper, printed in 1905 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (27...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Portrait Prints

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"La Promenade" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. A rich, dark impression on laid paper, printed in 1900 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 1/2 x 8 5...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Edgar Chahine Portrait Prints

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"La Promanade" Black and White Print of a Women in a Carriage Edition
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white print of an upper class women in a carriage. There are other figures in the back riding in a carriage as well. Edition 17 of 58. Painting is signed by the artist and ...
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"Alfred Stevens" original etching and drypoint on japon paper
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. This is an earlier-state proof before letters were added for the final published edition. Printed in 1900 for Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Plate siz...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Portrait Prints

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La Marchande des Quatres-Saisons
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (297 x 347 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/40, lower margin. Minor mat tone and several small lo...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Edgar Chahine Portrait Prints

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Venise, Nina
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Venise, Nina Etching and drypoint, 1923 Signed lower left (see photo) Titled lower right (see photo) Edition 100 Edition: 100 Printed on light green chine collee paper Condition: Exc...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Edgar Chahine portrait prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Edgar Chahine in etching, engraving, drypoint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Expressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Edgar Chahine portrait prints, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Rufino Tamayo, and Alice Neel. Edgar Chahine portrait prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $4,500, while the average work can sell for $400.