Loÿs Delteil
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Loÿs Henri Delteil aka Leo Delteil (1869–1927), was a French engraver
and lithographer
, publisher, dealer, art historian
and compiler of 19th century graphics catalogues.
A sale of his extensive print collection was held after his death at the Hôtel Drouot
on 13–15 June 1928.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
and lithographer
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
, publisher, dealer, art historian
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
and compiler of 19th century graphics catalogues.
A sale of his extensive print collection was held after his death at the Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot is a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot....
on 13–15 June 1928.
Publications
- Oeuvre lithographié de Honoré Daumier (X & XI) 1869–1880 + Indexes – Loÿs Delteil
- Le peintre-graveur illustré – Loÿs Delteil (31 vols., 1906–1926 Paris)
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Etchings and Lithographs
- Hazard-Delteil work-catalogue (commonly known as H.D.) (dating back to 1904)
- Loÿs Delteil work-catalogue (commonly known as L.D.) from the 1925 catalogue raisonnéCatalogue raisonnéThe typical catalogue raisonné is a monograph giving a comprehensive catalogue of artworks by an artist.The essential elements of a catalogue raisonné are that it purports to be an exhaustive list of works for a defined subject matter describing the works in a way so that they may be reliably...
- Catalogue Raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon – Loÿs Delteil, Harold J. L. Wright (1924)