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Lot 229

Jacques Villon (1875-1963): Minne Appuyée au Fauteuil

Estimate: $600 - $800
Current Bid
$200

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$200 $50
$500 $100
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Etching and aquatint in black on Chine, 1907, signed in pencil, unnumbered (from the final state; the edition was 50 plus 4 proofs on Chine), indistinctly inscribed; Daguerréotype No. 1, etching in black on laid paper, 1927, signed in pencil, inscribed '1st etat' (from the first state; with some artist's proofs; the edition was 50); Daguerréotype No. 2: Two Impressions, two etchings in black on various paper, 1927, one signed in pencil and numbered 40/50 (from the final state; the edition was 50), one with the artist's inkstamp and unnumbered (proof apart from the edition of 50); Enfants a la Pomme, etching in black on laid paper, 1929, signed in pencil, inscribed 'epreuve d'artiste' (the edition was 50); and Phèdre et Hippolyte, etching in black on wove paper, 1944, with artist's ink stamp, inscribed 'ep d'artiste' (the edition was 25).

9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (plate), 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (sheet), 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (plate), 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (sheet), 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (plate), 11 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (sheet), 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (plate), 10 x 13 1/4 in. (sheet), 7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (plate), 15 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (sheet), 9 3/8 x 7 in. (plate), 14 3/4 x 11 in. (sheet), all unframed. 

 

Literature: Ginestet and Pouillon E 198, E 302, E 303, E 327 and E 478.

Condition

Minne Appuyée au Fauteuil and Phèdre et Hippolyte both with full margins. Daguerréotype No. 1Daguerréotype No. 2; Two Impressions and Enfants a la Pomme all with margins. All with pale staining, surface soiling and unobtrusive creasing in the margins. Daguerréotype No. 2: Two Impressions and Enfants a la Pomme with a few small fox marks. Minne Appuyée au Fauteuil and Daguerréotype No. 2 (40/50) with a small loss at the top or bottom left sheet edge. Otherwise all in good condition.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

 

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