Auguste Edouart French Cut Paper Silhouette

Shop this Auguste Edouart French cut paper silhouette for sale. Auguste Edouart, one of the most skilled silhouette artists of the nineteenth century, discovered his talent for paper cutting only after leaving Napoleon’s defeated army and relocating to England. He took pride in demonstrating his abilities by representing a variety of ages and social types, such as in this complex composition. Auguste Edouart was a French artist who is best known for his cut-paper silhouettes. These delicately crafted works were created by hand-cutting black paper into intricate designs. Edouart’s work was highly sought-after during his lifetime, and his silhouettes can be found in some of the most prestigious collections in the world. Today, his work is considered to be an important part of ephemeral art history. Auguste Edouart’s French Cut Paper Silhouettes are a treasured example of the artist’s skill and creative vision.

The large landscape of a family and children was part of the collection of the silhouette scholar F. Nevill Jackson. The reverse of the sheet has numerous collectors’ stamps and artist attribution from the Jackson collection. Jackson was the author of The History of Silhouettes, Ancestors in Silhouette Cut by August Edouart, Old Handmade Lace: With a Dictionary of Lace, and Major Andre – Silhouettist.

The sheet measures 10.25 x 16 inches

The sheet has visible creasing and staining, foxing, and with ragged and worn edges. The work is not directly signed by the artist but with multiple seals and stamps from the estate and Jackson. With pencil writing on the reverse.