Collecting By Engraver

French Art, issued by France on November 10, 1961:

The Messenger, by the French painter Georges Braque (1882-1963), designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon:

The Blue Nudes, by the French painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954): (no engraver name)

The Card Players, by the French painter Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon:

The 14th of July, by the French painter Roger de La Fresnaye (1885-1925), designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by René Cottet:

French Art, issued by France during year 1963:

"Jacob wrestling with the angel", by the French painter Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), Saint-Sulpice, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon:

"Saint Pierre", Stained glass window of Church of Sainte Foy, Conches, engraved by Jacques Combet:

"The betrothed and Eiffel Tower" by the French painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985), National Museum Marc Chagall, Nice, engraved by Pierre Gandon:

"The Fur Trader", Stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, engraved by Claude Durrens:

French Art, issued by France during year 1964:

John II (1319 – 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), King of France from 1350 until his death, Portrait on wood panel around 1350, Louvre Museum, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on April 25, 1964:

"Madonna and Child", Stained window of the cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, 8th century, engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on May 23, 1964, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the cathedral:

Lady and the Unicorn, Tapestry, 15th century, Musée de Cluny in Paris (This particular tapestry symbolising "Sight"), engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on October 31, 1964:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1965:

"The English Woman from 'Star' in Le Havre" by the French painter Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, Albi, engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on March 12, 1965:

"Horse and Rider", Stained window of the cathedral of Sens, Burgundy, 8th century, engraved by Jacques Combet and issued on June 5, 1965 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the cathedral:

Decoration from the book of Hours "The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry", 15th century, engraved by René Cottet and issued on September 25, 1965:

Tapestry, gallery of Apocalypse, 14th century, Angers castle, Maine et Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued on October 30, 1965:

"The Red Violin", by the French painter Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on November 6, 1965:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1966:

Detail of Frieze of hoplites (citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek) and four-horse chariots on the rim, The Vix Vessel, a Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the famous grave of the "Lady of Vix", Vix, Burgundy, engraved by Jacques Combet and issued on March 26, 1966:

"The Newborn", by the French painter Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued on June 25, 1966:

"The Baptism of Judas", Stained Glass of St. Chapelle, engraved by Georges Bétemps and issued on October 20, 1966:

""The Moon and the Bull" by Jean Lurcat (1892 – 1966), engraved by Albert Decaris and issued on November 19, 1966:

"Crispin and Scapin", also known as "Scapin and Silvestre", by the French painter Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on December 10, 1966:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1968:

Prehistoric painting from Lascaux cave, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on April 13, 1968:

"Fun of the evil spirit (Arearea no varua ino)", by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on September 21, 1968:

"The Dance", relief for the Champs-Elysees theatre, Paris by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), engraved by Jacques Combet and issued on October 26, 1968. The right figure is the American dancer Isadora Duncan (1877 – 1927):

"Portrait of Margot", by the French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, engraved by René Cottet and issued on November 9, 1968:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1969:

"February Labor", bas-relief from Amiens cathedral, Amiens, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet and issued on February 22, 1969:

Philip the Good (French: Philippe le Bon) ( 1396 – 1467), Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death, the painting shows Philip the Good, wearing the collar of firesteels of the Order of the Golden Fleece he instituted, by Rogier van der Weyden or Roger de la Pasture (1399 or 1400 – 1464), engraved by Georges Bétemps and issued on May 3, 1969:

St. Savin and Cyprian before Ladicius, Mural, St. Savin, Vienne, engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on June 28, 1969:

"The Circus", by the French painter Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891), engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on November 8, 1969:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1970:

Annunciation, painting from the school of the "Primitif de Savoie", 15th century, engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued on May 9, 1970:

"The Triumph of Flora", stone relief by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), Pavillon de Flore, Louvre Palace, Paris, engraved by Eugène Lacaque and issued on July 4, 1970:

"Diana after the Hunt", by the French painter François Boucher (1703-1770), Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris, engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued on October 10, 1970:

"Dancer with Bouquet Bowing", by the French painter Degas (1834-1917), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on November 14, 1970:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1971:

St. Matthew, statue from Strasbourg Cathedral, Strasbourg, designed and engraved by Eugène Lacaque and issued on January 23, 1971:

"A Winnower" by the French painter Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on April 3, 1971:

"The Dreamer," by the French painter Georges Henri Rouault (1871-1958), engraved by Robert Cami, and issued on June 7, 1971 to commemorate Rouault's birth centenary:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1972:

"Portrait of Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy", by the French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), Louvre Museum, Paris, engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on January 22, 1972:

"Women in Garden", by the French painter Claude Monet (1840-1926), Musée National De L'Orangerie, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on June 17, 1972:

Pierre II, Duke of Bourbon, Presented by St Peter, by Jean Hey, known as the Master of Moulins ( 1475 – 1505), engraved by Robert Cami and issued on October 14, 1972:

"Two Barges", by the French painter André Derain, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on December 16, 1972:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1973:

"The Last Supper", Saint-Austremoine church, Issoire (12th century), engraved by Claude Haley and issued on February 10, 1973:

"Kneeling Woman", by the French painter Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), Musée du Louvre, Paris, engraved by Pierre Béquet and issued on April 28, 1973:

Wood carving, 17th cent., Abbey of Moutier-d'Ahun, Creuse, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet and issued on May 26, 1973:

"The Delicate Musician", by the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau, Louvre museum, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on September 22, 1973:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1974:
The stamps publicizing the "ARPHILA 75" stamp exhibition

Cardinal de Richelieu (1602-1674), by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674), engraved by Robert Cami and issued on March 23, 1974:

"The Canal du Loing at Moret" by the French-British painter Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on November 9, 1974:

From year 1974 on, France started to issue non engraved stamps in the art series. In year 1974, two more non engraved art stamps were issued, both also publicizing "ARPHILA 75" stamp exhibition:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1976:
(No art stamps were issued during 1975)

Detail from a decoration on a lintel, 11th cent., Abbey of Saint-Genis-Des-Fontaines, designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin and issued on January 24, 1976:

Venus of Brassempouy, a fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Palaeolithic, designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps and Issued on March 8, 1976:

Stone carving at the Abu Simbel temple showing Ramses II fighting in his chariot at the battle of Kadesh (today in Syria) in 1274 BC, against the Hittite Empire, engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued on September 4, 1976:

Woman's Head, by French Armenian painter Jean Carzou (1907-2000), engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on September 18, 1976:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1977:

"The Bridge at Mantes", by the French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875), Louvre Museum, Paris, engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on February 12, 1977:

Geometric abstract by Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997), engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued on April 7, 1977:

"Madonna and Child", by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), engraved by Eugène Lacaque and issued on November 5, 1977 to mark the 400th anniversary birth of Rubens:

Design by Roger Excoffon (1910 – 1983), engraved by Georges Bétemps and issued on December 19, 1977:

Art Stamps, issued by France during 1978:

Le Grand Carrousel by Louis XIV, 1662, engraved by Eugène Lacaque and issued on January 14, 1978
A carousel is a sort of competition of horsemanship, a parade with spectacular costumes, ring races and a tourney. The grand carousel was held in 1662 in Paris by Louis XIV to celebrate the birth of his heir, Grand Dauphin.


"Pont des Arts (Lovers' Bridge) and the Institute of France, Paris" by Bernard Buffet (1928 - 1999), engraved by Claude Durrens and issued on February 4, 1978:

Horses of Camargue, by Yves Brayer (1907-1990), engraved by Pierre Forget and issued on December 9, 1978: