Signed Rheims Cathedral West Lithograph 1914 J Alphege Brewer Etching Framed

Description: Signed, Matted & Framed Rheims Cathedral (West Front) Lithograph 1914 J Alphege Brewer Etching Appx 17"x22"x1" This Lithograph of an aquatint etching of French, High Gothic architecture in a lovely vintage antique frame. This is a print of "Rheims Cathedral (West Front)" by J Alphege Brewer(1881-1946); which was originally produced in 1914; (Besides its stunning architecture; Notre Dame de Reims is an important site in French history for many reasons, most famously being the traditional venue for 25 French King's coronations over hundreds of years.). Here is some relevant history on the artist's work sourced from the j-alphege-brewer.info website:From 1914 to 1919 Brewer published many large, color etchings showing scenes from Belgium and Northern France—cathedrals, churches, and town buildings threatened or damaged during the battles of World War I. Both in the United States and Great Britain these etchings, and inexpensive copies of them, were proudly hung on parlor walls in solidarity with the Allied cause and as a remembrance of the devastating cultural losses inflicted by the onslaught of war. Brewer's wartime etchings showed the historic buildings as they once were, not as they appeared after the attacks. They must have been sketched or photographed before the war began, a fact suggested in a December 1915 edition of the New York political journal The Outlook: "These etchings were made shortly before the war and are worthy memorials of magnificent edifices which are now partly or wholly in ruins." “Rheims Cathedral”: At the beginning of the war, Brewer completed his first etching of the West Front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Rheims, the iconic site of the coronation of Charles VII in 1429 after Joan of Arc’s victories over the English. The cathedral had been shelled in September 1914. The timing of publication, December 1914, and the French flags flying from the towers leave no doubt about the message Brewer was trying to impart. It was this etching, also published without a U.S. copyright, that Emile Jacobi and others reproduced (paired with Brewer’s interior view of the cathedral’s Rose Windows) and marketed widely to an American public sympathetic to the Allied cause. This is a re:proof, which is 1914. However in good condition for age, the back has flaws as expected as frame has dings/scuffs & scratches as this is a VERY old piece and is expected to have flaws with age. Please see pictures for more details as pictures are part of the description, & all items are sold AS-IS as returns are not accepted.

Price: 269.98 USD

Location: North Port, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-13T04:17:17.000Z

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