Lot 18
  • 18

James Ensor

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • James Ensor
  • Petites figures bizarres (D., T., E. 53)
  • etching
  • plate: 139 by 100mm 5 1/2 by 4in
  • sheet: 168 by 127mm 6 5/8 by 5in
Etching, 1888, the second (final) state, signed and dated in pencil, titled, countersigned in pencil verso, on simili japon

Provenance

Ex coll. G. Behaegel, Pittem (not in Lugt)

Condition

With margins, in good condition, very small areas of adhesive staining at the left corners of the sheet, previous hinging remains at the upper corners verso (one partially covering the title), the countersignature rubbed very slightly, unframed.
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