Original etching depicting Paris' Montmartre neighbourhood with the famous Sacré Coeur Basilica in background. This intimate etching by Hungarian artist Andor de Szekely (b. 1877) is signed as Kelly, a pseudonym used by Szekely.
Artist: Andor de Szekely aka André de Székély, dobai Székély Andor, Andor Székély von Doba, and Kelly (1877-1945)
Title: [Paris/Montmartre]
Medium: Etching
Date: 1920s
Paper Size: 18x23.8 cm / 7x9.5”
Plate Size: 13.3x18.6 cm / 5.25x7.3”
To note:
- The etching is signed at bottom right: ‘ASD’ and dated ‘192?’; the paper is signed ‘Kelly’ below plate marks.
- The etching is in good condition. Small paper blemish at top left (corner and near tower) and bottom left (sidewalk); one dot (foxing?) on verso. See images.
- The etching is shipped unframed.