{"product_id":"juan-lopez-segun-b-vautier-el-arresto-die-verhaftung-escuela-de-dusseldorf-obra-grafica-s-xix","title":"JUAN LÓPEZ (AFTER B. VAUTIER) | \"THE ARREST\" (DIE VERHAFTUNG) | DÜSSELDORF SCHOOL | 19th century GRAPHIC WORK","description":"\u003ch1\u003e JUAN LÓPEZ (AFTER B. VAUTIER) | \"THE ARREST\" (DIE VERHAFTUNG) | DÜSSELDORF SCHOOL | 19th century GRAPHIC WORK\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA masterful translation into printmaking of one of the most tense and celebrated genre paintings of 19th-century German realism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY AND CURATORIAL ANALYSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e This print, signed by Juan López, is a copperplate interpretation of \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Vautier\u003c\/b\u003e 's celebrated painting \u003ci\u003e\"Die Verhaftung\"\u003c\/i\u003e (The Arrest), a cornerstone of the Düsseldorf School. In the 19th century, before the advent of mass photography, printmakers like López were responsible for democratizing great masterpieces, translating the color of oil paint into the binary language of ink with almost mathematical precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e The scene now takes on a full meaning: it's not just any eviction, it's the \u003cb\u003earrest of a con artist or white-collar criminal\u003c\/b\u003e . Vautier was famous for his ability to grasp the psychology of a crowd, and López brilliantly translates that to the page here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Conflict:\u003c\/b\u003e We see the exact moment when the authorities (in the background, wearing tricorn hats or helmets) take the detainee away, while the community reacts. The baker (wearing an apron) points accusingly, passing moral judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Intimate Drama:\u003c\/b\u003e The woman crying in the foreground, collapsed on the stairs of the marked house (sign \"ISAAC\" or similar), represents family shame and social ruin, a recurring theme in the realist literature of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eSetting:\u003c\/b\u003e The architecture is unmistakably German\/Swiss (timber framing), reflecting the environment where Vautier developed his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWHY IS THIS PIECE AN OPPORTUNITY?\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eConnection to Art History:\u003c\/b\u003e By acquiring this work, you are not just buying a drawing; you are buying a direct reference to a masterpiece of European genre painting that hung in the most prestigious salons of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNarrative of \"Crime and Punishment\":\u003c\/b\u003e It is a scene with a brutal psychological charge. The tension between public rejection (the neighbors pointing) and private pain (the wife crying) transforms the scene into a complete visual novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Engraver's Virtuosity:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan López demonstrates here why interpretive engraving was a major art form. Notice how he differentiates the texture of the stone, the old wood, and the silk of the woman's dress using only lines. It's a technical feat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Rarity in the Spanish Market:\u003c\/b\u003e Finding prints from the Düsseldorf School signed by Spanish artists is very uncommon. It's a collector's item for those seeking cross-border rarities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan López (Engraver\/Draftsman), based on the work of Benjamin Vautier (1829-1898).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e The Arrest (Die Verhaftung).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eTime period:\u003c\/b\u003e Late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Ink \/ Etching on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 42 x 55 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e Signed \"J. López\" on the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,6,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,7,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. Paper with a natural cream tone. The image retains excellent sharpness in the blacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,8,0\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eInspection Guarantee:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-day money-back guarantee to inspect the work in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORKSHOP NOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e What strikes me about this print is how Juan López managed to capture the coldness of that German street using only black ink. Vautier's original plays with dark colors, but López had to create light by scratching the paper. The figure of the woman is heartbreaking; she is the emotional heart of the work. 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