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The Early Work
The 1985 Series
Flowers & Pianos - Irises
Flowers & Pianos - Piano's
Flowers & Pianos - Flowers
The Newer Works
Dessin Tauromachie Jeux D'ete 1969 - This is described as a wash drawing (dessin livres).
Dimensions 45 by 55 cms. Picture courtesy of stab_fr.E-Bay.fr 1975. This is a small Black and white lithograph of two
horses playing in the summer sun. Small, Dimensions : 54 cm X 38 cm, numbered 26/80.
Picture courtesy of fabrice5533- E-Bay.fr. Chevaux Rassembles Another small lithograph by Claude, this one EA
(so no information on the numbers produced, but probably 80). Probably produced about 1975.
Lithograph is 54 cms by 36 cms, with the picture being 34 cms by 25 cms. Jardin d'Antibes (Garden in Antibes) A large colourful lithograph.
We purchased two copies at Auction – in a mixed lot of prints and posters – and it too us a day or two to realize that
these were lithographs, and then to find out this was Claude’s work. We became hooked, and have been collecting these
ever since. Picture courtesy of Jack Arnold (Jack Arnold Fine Arts, New York – www.jarnoldfinearts.com) who is a very
knowledgeable authority on Lithography. Dimensions 74 by 91 cms, plus margins. Our Copies 57/170 and 62/170. Jardin d'Collines (Garden in Collines) Cypress Bleus (Blue Cypresses) Vallon Fleuri (Valley of Flowers) Paysage Toscan (Tuscan Landscape). Fenetre Ouverte (Open Window). Fenetre Ouverte 2 (Open Window 2). Dans le Parc (Inside the Park). Lavandes (Lavender) Cypresses (Same name in English) A large colourful lithograph.
I found this on studiocivale.com, a New York dealer, and for a while had it confused with
Paysage Toscan (they do look alike). He has called it Cypresses, but perhaps it should be called by the French name Cypres.
Dimensions 51 by 61 cms, no information about margins. From a series of 175.
The aim of this web page is to build up a Catalogue raisonné ( a complete listing) of all the lithographs of the French artist, Claude Hemeret.
At the moment I, and other art dealers, are unsure of how many lithographs Claude has produced. I’ve written to Claude, and he doesn’t seem to have produced a list,
nor does his editor. I’m an avid collector of Claude’s lithographs, and I think Claude has produced over a 100 lithographs, and currently I have about 29.
So the aim of this page is for people to read it, and send me e-mail telling me that there’s yet another lithograph I’ve missed, and “here is a picture of it”.
Please note
I do not sell lithographs of Claude Hemeret - there are plenty of art dealers who do
For each lithograph, I’ve provided the French title, and my translation in English. Frequently this is different to what other people have named the lithograph,
and hopefully we can remove this confusion by using an “official name”.
I have generally used the images of other people (downloaded from E/Bay or the Internet) to illustrate this page. Usually I’ve acknowledged them –
if I’ve missed anyone, please accept my apology.
I’ve divided up the “known” lithographs into 4 sections – Early Work, The 1985 Series, Pianos and Flowers, and Later Works. This is purely arbitrary on my part –
as my knowledge is incomplete, this is the best I can do at the moment. Ideally we would be able to produce an exhaustive and complete list of
Publisher/Printer Date produced Lithograph Number Printed
This is what we should aim for. Any comments, additional lithographs (hopefully with photographs) and helpful leads should be E-mailed to me at peter.elliott@loganskin.com.au
Numbering and Measuring of Lithographs
There is a limited number of lithographs that can be produced from each stone or zinc plate (which is mainly used nowadays). Normally the graph is described as
23/170, meaning that 170 were produced. In fact, anything from an extra 5 to 17 are also produced, and given to the artist. These are signed, but numbered E.A.
The EA stands for "Epreuve d'Artiste" or Artist Proof in English and is just as viable as a numbered print as long as you get a certificate showing the amount of AP's
produced, which should be no more than 10% of the numbered edition (courtesy of Jack Arnold). EA prints, which are uncommon, are highly regarded, and a lot of our
lithographs are EA.
Most of the older type lithographs have a white border surrounding them, and the measurement given is of the actual print. Newer style lithographs are “sans margins”
(without margins), where the lithograph takes up the whole surface. I will try and indicate this in my measurements, as it may help identify a lithograph.
The Early Work
As most Bilographie's state, Claude started illustrating children's books, and about the late 60's started to branch out into painting. I have two of his early works -
I wonder how many of these horses he did.
(Drawing of Bullfight)
(Summer Games)
(Gathering of Horses)
The 1985 Series
I’ve called this the 1985 series because one of our sources (Jack Arnold, of New York) suggested this as the date of
production. Claude had moved into colour, in a big way, and these are large lithographs, ablaze with colour, all of a
similar style.
Purchased from Jack Arnold in New York. Dimensions 56 by 76 cms
Purchased from Jack Arnold in New York. Dim 56 by 76 cms, plus margins.
Our copy 46/170.
Purchased from Jack Arnold in New York.
Dim 61 by 46 cms, our copy 29/170.
Purchased from gallery-of-art.com,
who provided the picture. Dim 75 by 55, plus margins. Our copy E.A. (probably from a series of 170)
Purchased from artolito – E-Bay.fr, who provided the image. Dim 75 by 55 cms, our copy E.A.
Purchased from artolito – E-Bay.fr, who provided the image.
Dim 75 by 55, our copy E.A
Purchased from artolito – E-Bay.fr,
who provided the image. Dim 56 by 76 cms., our copy 126/175
This is a lithograph that we don’t have, having been outbid on E-bay.
Seems to be a large lithograph, probably the same size as Jardin d’Antibes, but no exact details known.
Flowers & Pianos
A. Irises
Claude seems to love Irises, and there are 4 that I know of
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Jardin d'Iris (Garden of Irises) |
Provence aux Iris (Irises in Provence) |
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Irises II |
Harmone et Vallon (Valley of Harmony) |
B. Piano's
Claude lithographs feature a lot of Flowers, draped around piano’s.
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Piano et Bouget ( Piano and bouget) |
Le Piano Blanc (The White Piano) |
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Concerto |
Piano and Red Flowers (my naming) |
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Black Piano and Flowers |
I found this on gallerypetalouth.com, located in Alexandria, VA USA, and for a while had it confused with the other pianos (they all look alike). I have named it as above until I get an offical name. Dimensions 59 by 81 cms, no information about margins, or the number in the series. | /
C. And now for flowers by themselves
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La Nappe Blanche (The White Tablecloth). |
Bouquet Rouge (Red Bouguet). | |
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Fleurs de Princetemps (Flowers of Spring). |
Blue Bouquet (my naming) | |
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Le Petit Bouguet (the Small Bouguet). |
le Vase Blanc (The white vase). | |
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Bouquet Rose (Bouquet of Roses). |
Floralies Bleues (Blue Flowers). |
Newer Works
Away from the Flowers and Pianos, Claude seemed to have switched into a newer style, especially for landscapes.
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La Grece (at Greece, supposedly the village of Kimi). |
Terrasse fleurie (The flowery terrace). | |
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La Treille (Vine Arbour) |
La Serre (The Greenhouse). | |
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Greek scene (my naming) |
La Maison de L'Artiste (the home of the artist) | |
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Regatta same name in English. |
Blue Yacht (my naming) | |
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Venetian scene (my naming). |
