Charles Albert Waltner

Charles Albert Waltner, aka C. A. Waltner, was a French artist and etcher, born March 23 or 24, 1846 in Paris and died June 15, 1925 in the same city. His father, Charles Jules Waltner, was also a French artist and etcher who engraved religious subjects for specialized publishers from 1848.[1] Waltner studied painting under the guidance of Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat. Later he was taught by Henriquel-Dupont in the art of copper cutting and etching.[2]

Charles Albert Waltner
BornMarch 24, 1846
Paris
DiedJune 15, 1925
NationalityFrench
Known forEtchings

Waltner became known for his ability to render large color paintings by the likes of Rembrandt, Thomas Gainsborough and Jules Breton into etchings. The etchings were in turn converted into prints by firms like Arthur Tooth & Sons. The final prints were typically sold to the general public at a more affordable price than the original work using a network of dealers. In the case of works where the original artist was still alive, the original artist frequently encouraged the practice and may have signed the final prints along with Waltner. Prints helped the original artist increase their income as well as spread their fame.

In 1868 Waltner won a Prix de Rome scholarship that allowed him to live and study in Rome. He was a member of the jury and exhibited at the first international exhibition of white and black in 1885 at the Pavillon de Flore, and participated as a founder in the reopening of the National Society of Fine Arts. In 1908, he was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts.

This print produced from an etching by Waltner was signed by both Waltner and original artist Jules Breton.

Major etchings

This is a non-exhaustive list of the artist's etchings and the name of the original artist.[3] Waltner signed many of the prints that were produced from his etchings. In general they tended to rather large format. One of the largest ones “La Ronde de Nuit” (aka “The Night Watch”), 1885, after the original by Rembrandt is Size: (sheet) 970 x 1085 cm; (plate) 812 x 940 cm; (chine collé) 789 x 922 cm; (image borderline) 690 x 838 cm. Owing to their relative large size, most Waltner prints that have survived till today were either protected behind glassed frames or part of a major collection. However, protection behind a glassed frame is also a mixed blessing. Acids coming from the mat and backing papers lead to the discoloration of a print even if it was originally produced using acid free paper.[4][5] A full conservation of a print preserved behind glass requires removal of all papers and treatment of the print itself by a professional.

  • 1870. Portrait du baron H. de Vicq (Rubens).
  • 1872. La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus (Le Corrège).
  • 1874. Portrait d'homme (Rembrandt).
  • 1874. Femmes d'Alger (Delacroix).
  • 1875. Mistress Fitzherbert (Rommey).
  • 1875. Suzanne (Henner).
  • 1875. Dans la rosée (Carolus-Duran).
  • 1876. Portrait de Madame la comtesse de Barck (Régnault).
  • 1876. Alfred de Musset (David d'Angers).
  • 1877. L'infante Marguerite (Velázquez).
  • 1878. Portrait d'homme (Jordaens).
  • 1879. Vaches (Troyon).
  • 1880. The Blue Boy (Gainsborough).
  • 1880. Harmony (Dicksee)
  • 1881. Angelus (Jean-François Millet)[6]
  • 1882. Autoportrait ( Rembrandt).
  • 1882. Le Christ devant Pilate ( Munkaecsy).
  • 1882. Forbidden Fruit (John Everett Millais)[7]
  • 1884. Le doreur (Rembrandt).
  • 1885. An Old Man (Rembrandt).
  • 1885. Lady Mulgrave (Gainsborough).
  • 1885 La Ronde de nuit, The Night Watch (Rembrandt).
  • 1886. La ronde de nuit (Rembrandt).
  • 1886. Portrait of a man in a cap[8]
  • 1887. Recall of the Gleaners (Breton)
  • 1890. Portrait de Rickaert (van Dyck).
  • 1891. L'Angélus (J.-F. Millet).
  • 1896. Portrait de Madame Geoffrin (Roybet).
  • 1898. La lutte de l'ange et de Jacob (Gustave Moreau).
  • 1899. Une bretonne (Dagnan-Bouveret).
  • 1901. Souvenir de l'exposition de 1900 (en collaboration avec F. Braquemond).
  • 1903. L'astronome (Roybet).
  • 1905. L'Arioste (Le Titien).
  • 1905. Port de Londres (Monet).
  • 1905. Portrait d'Henri Roujon (Weerts).
  • 1911. Saint-Mathieu ( Rembrandt).
  • 1913. Le repos de la sultane (Ziem).

Other etchings year unknown

Costume Footman Torero (Régnault)

Girl with a Lamb (Jean-Baptiste Greuze)

Jacqueline van Caestre, wife of Jean Charles de Cordes (Rubens)

Old Man (Portrait Of Vieillard?) (Jacques Jordaens)

The Consolation Love Sadness (Ferencz Paczka)

The Pickwick Club (Charles Green)

The Rare Vase (Mariano Fortuny y Marsa)

The Widows Mite (Siegfried Detler Bendixen)

Original watercolors

In addition to etchings based upon the works of other artists, Waltner also painted his own watercolors. Souvenir du voyage was a book containing 21 watercolor sketches of various subjects painted by the artist.

Notes
  1. Beraldi, Henri (1885–92). Les graveurs du 19e siècle; guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Robarts - University of Toronto. Paris L. Conquet.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. "Charles Albert Waltner, Victorian Art History". www.avictorian.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. "CTHS - WALTNER Charles Albert". cths.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. Marianne (2020-08-20). "Artwork: Can Acidic Backing Boards Damage Your Work of Art on Paper?". Marianne Kelsey Book and Paper Conservator Professional. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. "Common Culprits of Damage: Causation and Prevention 101". The Conservation Center. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. www.metmuseum.org https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/371556. Retrieved 2021-01-02. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource : The Collection". www.preraphaelites.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  8. "Charles Albert Waltner". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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