Eragny Press

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Eragny Press was a small private press founded in the late 19th century by Lucien and Esther Pissarro, renowned for its finely crafted, illustrated books that combined Arts and Crafts ideals with French Impressionist sensibilities.

All labels observed (1)

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Eragny Press canonical 4

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf private press ⓘ
small press ⓘ
activePeriod 1890s ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
artisticStyle combination of Arts and Crafts and Impressionist sensibilities ⓘ
associatedWith Kelmscott Press ⓘ
William Morris tradition ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
field book arts ⓘ
fine printing ⓘ
focusesOn high-quality book design ⓘ
integration of text and image ⓘ
foundedBy Esther Pissarro ⓘ
Lucien Pissarro ⓘ
genre fine press books ⓘ
private press books ⓘ
hasCharacteristic artist-run press ⓘ
decorative page design ⓘ
emphasis on craftsmanship ⓘ
small-scale production ⓘ
use of color in illustration ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century private presses ⓘ
modern fine press movement ⓘ
inception 1894 ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy French Impressionism ⓘ
linked to: Impressionism
languageOfWork English ⓘ
French ⓘ
location Hammersmith ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
movement Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
namedAfter Eragny-sur-Epte ⓘ
notableMember Esther Pissarro ⓘ
Lucien Pissarro ⓘ
printingTechnique letterpress printing ⓘ
publishingActivity limited editions ⓘ
specializesIn finely crafted books ⓘ
illustrated books ⓘ
uses decorative borders ⓘ
hand-cut type ⓘ
handmade paper ⓘ
ornamental initials ⓘ
wood-engraved illustrations ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kelmscott Press → influenced → Eragny Press ⓘ
Lucien Pissarro → coFounded → Eragny Press ⓘ
Lucien Pissarro → founded → Eragny Press ⓘ
Lucien Pissarro → founded → Eragny Press ⓘ
subject linked to: Pissarro family