Buse Prise au Piège (original French title)
Aquatint and etching printed in color on wove paper.
Edition unknown, but apparently not very large.
Like most of the few other impressions we were able to track down, this one is only signed in the plate.
Plate size: 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches.
Born in the Marne region, Maurice Taquoy (1878-1952) spent much of his life in and around Paris, mostly in elegant company and at horse racing tracks. When summer came Taquoy would make excursions to other racing venues, such as Deauville, where his services as program illustrator were valued. And while his biotope was mostly that of the wealthy elite of the capital, Taquoy clearly relished witnessing fox hunts in the country when extended an invitation. Artistically he was inclined to drawing on paper, in color, mixing pencil, pen, watercolor, and gouache. These drawings seem to have been ends in and of themselves, but they were also used as preparation for illustrations, prints, and paintings. Taquoy illustrated prolifically, for publications such as Gazette du Bon Ton for instance. He also created wonderful aquatints, in which his elegant art deco style shines and his use of bright saturated colors comes out in full force.
