Mogens Ballin et sa Femme

Details

FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925)
Mogens Ballin et sa Femme
woodcut, 1898, on simili-Japan paper, a very good impression of this rare print, with wide margins, a few spots of printer's ink in the left margin, a flattened crease at lower left, other minor defects, the subject in good condition

Block 175 x 223 mm., Sheet 285 x 400 mm.

Provenance

Paul Sérusier (1864-1927); his estate sale, Ader, Picard & Tajan, Paris, 19-20 June 1984, lot 541 (their stamp verso).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

Vallotton and Goerg 202

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Lot Essay

Mogens Ballin (1871-1914) was a Danish artist associated with Paul Sérusier and Les Nabis. This rare double portrait of Ballin and his wife, belonged to Sérusier himself. We are aware of only six impressions, including this example, to have been offered at auction since 1984.

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