Description: Antique 1929 Era Color Engraving Cat & Birds on Pine Tree by Boris O'Klein. This is a genuine aquatint engraving (you can clearly see the impressed borders) numbered #50 and embossed with the publisher's cypher mark lower left; it is hand signed by the artist lower right. Measures overall 19 1/4" x 22 3/4"; the impression area is 14" x 17 1/2", so this is a rather large size. Absolutely wonderful image of the cat hanging onto the pine branch with pinecones and a pair of birds looking on, all having delightful expressions. No frame as I removed it from the original frame that had become quite worn with dust below the glass. The paper has minor edge wear but no noteworthy issues. It comes with the original backing board and in between the artwork and the backing board was a dated November 24, 1929 section of The Boston Globe newspaper which is how I know when it was framed and I will included with the artwork to add provenance. See detailed photos. Boris O'Klein, born Arthur 'Boris' Klein, (Moscow, September 26, 1893 – 1985), a French artist and cartoonist. An anthropomorphic artist, he is known for his numerous prints and watercolors of dogs getting up to mischief. The prints are generally called "The Naughty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs of Paris."O'Klein was born in Moscow, Russia. His family emigrated to the Alsace when he was a boy.After serving on behalf of the French in World War I, he moved to Paris.O'Klein's period of greatest activity as an artist was during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.During his lifetime, much of his output appears to have been purchased by tourists on trips to Paris.While O'Klein was a prolific artist and produced many watercolors, the greatest part of his output consists of prints, either color lithographs or engravings heightened with hand-painted touches of watercolor.Many of these prints appear to have been produced in O'Klein's later years and after his death, and are still produced to this day.The two main themes of O'Klein's art are (1) public urination; and (2) male-female flirtation or desire. The numerous scenes by O'Klein of dogs lined up against walls or beside trees to urinate are part of what gives the prints their incendiary appeal for some viewers. In other prints, a number of male dogs will follow a female dog with an air of evident interest.O'Klein in popular cultureTelevisionIn the second episode of season one of the Stephen Fry TV show Kingdom, a print by O'Klein is used as part of the set decor in the living room in the house owned by the character played by Steve Pemberton. The print by O'Klein is one of those which shows a row of anthropomorphic dogs urinating against a wall, giving a window onto the character's psychology and taste in art.
Price: 295 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Type: Print
Year of Production: 1929
Subject: Birds
