Alfred Cadart

Alfred Cadart (1828–1875) was a French printer, writer and publisher, most notable for his major part in the etching revival in 19th-century France. He played a key role in the revival and sale of etchings in France and beyond. As founder of the French Société des Aquafortistes, he combined strategic understanding with a passion for the artistic qualities of the etching.

Etching of Cadart by Marcellin Desboutin.

His efforts to promote the art of etching did not bring him financial success, but he did help develop the infrastructure for original printmaking that emerged in the 1890s.

Life

He was born in Saint-Omer to a hotelier and began his working life in the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. He married the sister of François Chifflart, a painter. He made contact with emerging realist artists such as Alphonse Legros and François Bonvin and later published several plates after paintings by Gustave Courbet.

Bibliography

(in French) Janine Bailly-Herzberg, Tome 1 : L'eau-forte de peintre au XIXe siècle : la société des aquafortistes. 1862-1867 ; Tome 2 : Dictionnaire de la Société des aquafortistes, Paris, Éditions Léonce Laget, 1972.

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