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Lot 59
  • 59

Paul Cézanne

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul Cézanne
  • The Large Bathers (Venturi 1157; Druick I)
  • lithograph
  • sheet 490 by 615 mm 19 1/4 by 24 1/4 in
Lithograph printed in colors, 1896-98, Druick's second state (of three) with the printed inscription, from the approximate edition of 100, on MBM laid paper, framed

Condition

The print is generally in good condition. There are several mottled fox marks in the sky, and pale mat stain in the margins, two uneven stains along the sheet edges (at upper right measuring 1 1/2 in. and lower left measuring 1 1/4 in.), time stain, and two shallow losses, nicks and a short 1/4 in. tear at upper sheet edge, all backed by the hinges verso. Further uneven mat stain on the verso.
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