James (Jacques Joseph) Tissot. 1836-1902.
Querrelle d'amoureux. (Quarreling). 1870. Etching and drypoint. Tissot 11, Béraldi 11, Wentworth 18. 11 7/8 x 7 1/2 (sheet 13 1/2 x 8 7/16). Edition 50: 25 published in Ten Etchings and 25 separately. A rich, tonal impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed and dated and with Tissot's red stamp (Lugt 1545) in the plate. Housed in an archivalmat and a stunning 21 x 17-inch gold frame. $2,750.
This encounter takes place at the colonnaded pond in Tissot's garden in St. John's Wood, London. It is the first of his etchings to directly relate to one of his oils.