Lot Essay
Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim record 27 impressions, including the present one, eight of which are in public collections.
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Femmes, Animaux et Feuillages
Details
PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)
Femmes, Animaux et Feuillages
woodcut, 1898, on tissue-thin laid Japan paper, a richly inked impression, numbered No 7 in black ink to the left of the artist's printed initials, from the edition of no more than forty impressions printed by the artist, with margins above and below, trimmed to the printed borders at left and right, time-staining, tipped to a card support at the sheet corners, two short tears at the upper right corner, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 215 x 299 mm.
Femmes, Animaux et Feuillages
woodcut, 1898, on tissue-thin laid Japan paper, a richly inked impression, numbered No 7 in black ink to the left of the artist's printed initials, from the edition of no more than forty impressions printed by the artist, with margins above and below, trimmed to the printed borders at left and right, time-staining, tipped to a card support at the sheet corners, two short tears at the upper right corner, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 215 x 299 mm.
Provenance
Austin Trevor (1897-1978), Belfast and London; Christie's, London, 29 June 1978, lot 231 (£ 2,800) (this impression cited by M., K. & J.).
Literature
Guérin 59; Guérin, Kornfeld & Joachim 43II.A
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