Henri fantin-latour (1836-1904) l'immortalité (immortality) original lithograph from the glorious portfolio "l'estampe moderne", issue #13 (may 1898) on wove paper year: 1898 size (sheet): 405 x 305 mm size (image): 345 x 245 mm signed on the plate "fantin", bottom left blind stamp of the publisher, bottom right, out of the image great condition: minor signs of age and handling full margins (not cropped, not trimmed) ___ about the collection (l'estampe moderne) l'estampe moderne appeared in 1897-1899 as a series of 24 monthly fascicles, each containing 4 original lithographs, printed by parisian imprimerie champenois. Many accomplished european art nouveau painters contributed works to this publication, which contained only original prints invented and produced especially for this collection. The publication was edited by charles masson and h. Piazza. Each issue came in a paper cover bearing an original lithograph by alphonse mucha. each lithograph was accompanied by a tissue containing the details (title of the artwork, name of the artist, etc.) and a short text by a well-known author who inspired the artist (this one being the sonnet 55 by english poet william shakespeare). ___ about the artist henri fantin-latour (1836 – 1904) was a french painter and lithographer. after studying at the école des beaux-arts in paris (one of his classmates was edgar degas), and his submission being rejected by the salon in 1859, he began exhibiting with his friend édouard manet and the future impressionists pierre-auguste renoir and claude monet. a member of the so-called cénacle des batignolles, or group of 1863, from where from impressionism originated, he was, according to gustave kahn, a kind of the link between their painters and romantic painting. marcel proust mentioned his artworks in the recherche: - "many young women's hands would be incapable of doing what i see there", said the prince, pointing to mme de villeparisis's unfinished watercolours. And he asked her whether she had seen the flower painting by fantin-latour which had recently been exhibited. - his artworks are present in several international museums, and sold by international auctioneers worldwide. ___ from the text by william shakespeare (sonnet 55, here the original english): not marble nor the gilded monuments of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme, but you shall shine more bright in these contents than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time. when wasteful war shall statues overturn, and broils root out the work of masonry, nor mars his sword nor war’s quick fire shall burn the living record of your memory. ’gainst death and all-oblivious enmity shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room even in the eyes of all posterity that wear this world out to the ending doom. so, till the judgement that yourself arise, you live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes. ___ important: . The listing is for the original print, in the above mentioned very good / excellent condition. . The original tissue paper introduction has some folds and tears, especially along the margins, and it will be given to the buyer as a gift for confirming the authenticity. . The cover by mucha is shown as a reference: a high quality picture will be given on request and, eventually, it is possible to purchase it on another listing (same to the other three plates of the issue) this piece has an attribution mark, i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution