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Lot 92
  • 92

Louis Marcoussis

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Louis Marcoussis
  • Planches de Salut (Milet 66-79)
  • etchings
  • each sheet 318 by 405 mm 12 1/2 by 16 in
  • overall 348 by 429 by 40 mm 13 3/4 by 16 7/8 by 1 1/2 in
The complete portfolio, comprising 14 etchings, with accompanying text, 1931, signed in ink on the justification, inscribed 'essai' and numbered xx/xx, a trial proof aside from the total edition of 77, with the etching (M. 79) excluded from the final edition, published by Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, on chine collĂ© on Arches wove paper, bound, and contained in the original paper wrappers, and cloth-covered portfolio box (15 prints)

Condition

With full margins, generally in good condition apart from pale scattered foxing throughout, occasional surface soiling in the margins and time-stain at the sheet edges.
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