Georges Rouault
Le Laquais (Footman), 1937
Aquatint in colours.
44.5 x 34.3 cm
17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in
(sheet)
17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in
(sheet)
Edition of 250
Signed and dated in the plate.
Vistavka Fine Art
Stand S10
Stand S10
Sold
Literature: Chapon & Rouault 278b. From the Les Fleurs du Mal. Published by Ambroise Vollard, printed by Lacourière Press, Paris. Provenance: The Makler Gallery, Philadelphia (Gallery label on the reverse)....
Literature: Chapon & Rouault 278b.
From the Les Fleurs du Mal. Published by Ambroise Vollard, printed by Lacourière Press, Paris.
Provenance:
The Makler Gallery, Philadelphia (Gallery label on the reverse).
The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection.
Their sale at Christie’s New York, 19 Nov 2024, lot 279.
A superb impression with fresh colours on a sheet with full margins. In 1936, Rouault had undertaken to illustrate a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire - Les Fleurs du Mal with 30 colour etchings; however, only 12 plates were completed and the work interrupted by the death of Ambroise Vollard in 1939.
From the Les Fleurs du Mal. Published by Ambroise Vollard, printed by Lacourière Press, Paris.
Provenance:
The Makler Gallery, Philadelphia (Gallery label on the reverse).
The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection.
Their sale at Christie’s New York, 19 Nov 2024, lot 279.
A superb impression with fresh colours on a sheet with full margins. In 1936, Rouault had undertaken to illustrate a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire - Les Fleurs du Mal with 30 colour etchings; however, only 12 plates were completed and the work interrupted by the death of Ambroise Vollard in 1939.
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