Bidspirit auction | Frantz Charlet, The Toy Boat,

Frantz Charlet, The Toy Boat, Color Etching and Aquatint - This color etching and aquatint on paper is by the Belgian artist Frantz Charlet (1862-1928), a founding member of the artist group Les XX. The work depicts a domestic genre scene in a rustic interior, featuring a mother in traditional attire seated at a wooden table with three children. One child plays with a model sailboat, while another holds a doll. The background composition includes a large fireplace with ceramic plates displayed on the mantel and a window to the right. The print shows a distinct plate mark and is signed in pencil in the lower right margin as Frantz Charlet and numbered 186 in the lower left margin. A blindstamp in the lower left margin reads CERCLE D'ART encircling the characters R N B. The piece is housed in a dark-stained wood frame with carved geometric patterns, double-matted under non-reflective glass. The reverse features a biographical label from the Art Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia and a label identifying the use of Image-Perfect non-reflective glass. Frame: 33.5 x 29.5 inches.