Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898)
"Satan semant l’ivraie I" ["Satan Sowing the Tares I"]
circa 1882
3rd state
heliogravure retouched with soft-ground etching (vernis mou) on Japan paper
27,8 x 20,9 cm
signed in red pencil lower center: "Felicien Rops" (lower center)
with gilt frame
exhibition label verso
catalogue raisonne: Exsteens ER 927, I.3.
Provenance:
Ex coll. Jean-Pierre (J. P.) Babut du Marès (1931-2019), a noted connoisseur, collector, and published expert regarding Felicien Rops. See: J. P. Babut du Marès, Felicien Rops (Ostende: Editions Erel, 1971).
Discussion:
This is a plate from the series Les Sataniques [The Satanics].
The subject is drawn from the Parable of the Tares, Matthew 13:24-43.
