"François Max Bugnicourt (1868-1936) “the Shepherdess” Etching Signed And Titled In Pencil "
The Shepherdess and her sheep is a work by this famous French painter and engraver. Etching signed lower right and titled lower left. Drawing size 30 cm x 23 cm Overall size 45 x 40 cm Biography Descendant of a family of artists, a famous miniaturist at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, he was a student of the painter Louis Alexandre Cabié. Essentially a landscape artist, he produced etchings, aquatint and numerous woodcuts and is also known as an illustrator. It is in his engravings that his style is best expressed. He makes few reservations and lets the ink drown his drawings in nocturnal atmospheres.