Lot n° 36
358x467 mm
Small margins. Third state (of 5). Large eagle watermark (Lieure 60). A superb, dark, richly-inked and early impression of this important etching, with all the details distinct, with little to no sign of wear and with crisp, partially inky plate edges. Lieure 1416.
Lot n° 101
201x264 mm
Thread margins. Fifth state B (of 7), with the short diagonal scratch on the shepherdess's left leg. A superb, evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts. Mannocci 41.
Lot n° 100
160x217 mm
Wide margins. Second state A (of 3). Ex-collection Emile Galichon (Lugt 856, verso); and Prince Soutzo (Lugt 2341, verso); with C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, 1954-55, with their original label. A very good, early, dark and evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Mannocci 42.
Lot n° 99
130x181 mm
Thread margins. Third state C (of C) (of 4), with the curving scratch across the mountain lower center. Ex-collection Jules Michelin (Lugt 1490; acquired from the D. G. de Arozarena collection, see Lugt 109, his sale Clement, Paris, 1861, according to an inscription in ink, verso). A very good impression of this scarce etching with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Mannocci 34.
Lot n° 98
106x171 mm
Thread margins. First state (of 4), with the blank spaces along the upper border line and with the border line incomplete. A very good, early impression of this scarce etching. Mannocci 9.
Lot n° 91
287x200 mm
Large bunch of grapes with a curving stalk watermark (Griffiths/Hartley 11, which they cite for this print). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark upper and lower edges, thread margin left edge, small margin right edge. A very good, dark and early impression of this extremely scarce print, with all the fine details, including the dot-manner shading, distinct.
Griffiths/Hartley list 7 impressions in public collections. We have found only 7 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Griffiths/Hartley 13.
Lot n° 72
330x554 mm
Circular watermark. Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good impression of this extremely scarce engraving, with strong contrasts.
We have found only 3 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years; there is a similar impression in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2006.34.1).
Lot n° 71
815x308 mm
Narrow to thread margins. Crossbow in a circle watermark. Good impressions of these scarce engravings, which together form a frieze-like composition.
We have found only 5 other impressions of tis subject at auction in the past 30 years. Bartsch 98.
Lot n° 2
époque XVIIe-XVIIIe tirées de diverses suites : résidences royales et Bourgogne :
- Veuë et perspective du chasteau de Madrid (suite n°62 : diverses vues)
- Veuë et perspective du chasteau de Meudon, veuë et perspective de St Cloud (suite n°63 : vues de Paris et des environs)
- Veuë de l’Escalier du fer à cheval ; Autre veuë du bastiment de la cour du cheval blanc ; Veuë du grand jardin et de la fontaine du Tibre de Fontainebleau ; Veuë du bastiment de la Cour des Fontaines et du jardin de l’Etan (suite 216 : Fontainebleau)
Lot n° 198
52cmx33cm
Recueil de 45 lithographies en couleur hors texte. Nicolas Draeger éditeur. Exemplaire n° 243/500. 52 x 33 cm (dans son portfolio). Note : Fac-similé de l’ouvrage de 1927. réalisé sous le contrôle des ayants droits de l’artiste
