ENGRAVING BY HÉLIODORE PISAN

Description:
- Beautiful engraving by Héliodore Pisan, based on one of the representations of 'God creates Light' by Gustave Doré, from the Holy Bible Illustrations collection.
- 'God created the Light by his word and said: Let there be light; and there was light.' Passage mentioned in Genesis: 1:3.
- Engraving made on a wooden plate, woodcut, in single-colour black tones. Signed on the plate by H. Pisan, as engraver, and Gustave Doré as draughtsman. The title appears outside the plate.
- Gustave Doré (Paul Gustave Doré 1832 - 1883), of French origin and romantic inspiration, was a versatile artist: illustrator, engraver, draftsman, painter and sculptor. Internationally recognized by his contemporaries, his success as an illustrator was immense and his reputation worldwide.
- Héliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-1890), born in Marseille, was a woodcutter, lithographer, painter and watercolourist. He learned wood engraving from Jean Best, the engraver of Doré's drawings, and was the principal and one of the best performers.
- The Holy Bible, published in 1866, was a large folio edition published in two volumes simultaneously. The Illustrations of the Holy Bible are a series of 241 engravings, designed by Gustave Doré.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Regular.
- The engraving is on medium-thickness white paper.
- It has very good margins and the image is centred.
- It is very well inked, and has good printing.
- The edges are dirty, with small tears and folds.
- The ends are slightly deteriorated with slight folds and folds.
- The engraving has a damp spot on the left side that affects part of the engraving.
- If it is slightly washed and bleached, the result would be very good.

Comments:
- The measurements are approximate.
- Engraving is ideal as a collector's item and a decorative element.
- Because it is inevitable the differences of tonalities between photos and reality, you must bear in mind that the tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Engraving on sale is the one that corresponds to the photos, which in turn are complemented in this Description, with the aim of providing a better knowledge of the Object, and never being a detailed exhibition of it.
- The data provided here are not contrasted personal opinions.
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