Urbain Huchet (1930-2014) French, Signed Artists Proof Lithograph. Depicts a couple walking along a vibrant forest pathway, with a beautiful Mediterranean seaside town in the distance. Signed in pencil bottom right. "EA" written in pencil bottom left, the French term for Artists Proof.
Overall Size: 29 1/ x 37 1/2 in.
Sight Size: 19 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.
An artist’s proof, or AP, is an impression of a print taken during the printmaking process to check the work in progress. The French name, Epreuve d’artiste, is often written as “EA” to mean the same thing in European galleries and markets. There can also be printer’s proofs (“PP”) which are taken for the printer to see how the image is printing, or are final impressions the printer is allowed to keep. While some APs are incomplete “working proofs,” modern APs are often identical to the finished, numbered edition but are not included in that count. Artists traditionally kept these proofs, making them available only posthumously, though some artists use them to re-issue sold-out editions. The practice of issuing proofs for collectors began in the late 18th Century. Working proofs are highly sought after by art historians and collectors for their rarity and insight into the artist’s creative process.
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29 1/ x 37 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.