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Thursday Morning at STAIR - April 10, 2025

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Lot 240

Jacques Villon (1875-1963): Portrait du Peintre-Graveur Émile Nicolle

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Etching in black on laid paper, 1891, with the atrist's inkstamp, inscribed 'epreuve d'artiste' (the edition was 50); Le Nain Auguste, etching and aquatint in black on wove paper, 1907, with the artist's inkstamp, numbered 9/19 (from the final state), inscribed 'essai'; and Territorial au Quart, soft ground etching in black on laid paper, 1911, signed in pencil, numbered 37/50.

6 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (plate), 11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (sheet), 9 x 6 5/8 in. (plate), 14 7/8 x 11 in. (sheet), 6 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (plate), 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (sheet), all unframed. 

 

Literature: Ginestet and Pouillon E 2, E 182 and E 267.

Condition

All with full margins. Portrait du Peintre-Graveur Émile Nicolle and Territorial au Quart with pale staining. Le Nain Auguste with two small areas of unobtrusive surface soiling at the top and bottom right sheet corners. Otherwise, all in very 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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The Estate of the artist.

Suzanne Duchamp.

Marcel Duchamp.

Alexina (Teeny) Duchamp.

Pierre-Noël Matisse.

Jacquelyn Miller Matisse.