Lot 240
  • 240

Félix Vallotton

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Félix Vallotton
  • "Le départ du vainqueur " (i)Couverture du CRI DE PARIS, 22 juin 1902 "Il défend la Patrie et la vend pour un sou" (ii)Couverture du CRI DE PARIS, 27 avril 1902
  • inscrit couverture du Cri de Paris, pour vendredi 2 heures (6 juin) (à droite) (i)

    inscrit Millevoye candidat (ii)
  • chaque dessin : encre sur papier
  • chaque dessin : 26 x 20 cm; 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.

Exhibited

Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts; Marseille, Musée Cantini, Le très singulier Vallotton, 2001, no. 26, illustré p. 197 (i), hors catalogue (ii)

Literature

Ashley St-James, Vallotton, dessinateur de presse, Paris, 1979, no. 105 (i), no. 101 (ii)
Jean-Paul Morel, Vallotton, dessinateur de presse, Lausanne, 2002, illustré p. 41 (i) 

Condition

Executed on off-white laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is taped to the overmount at the upper edge. There are 19 artist's pinholes along the edges. There is one folding mark running vertically through the left section of the work. There are four tiny tears along the right edge. Apart from some light time-staining, this work is in good original condition (i). Executed on off-white laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is taped to the mount at the centre of each edge and at the four corners. The sheet is floating in the mount. There are 11 artist's pinholes. Apart form some light time-staining, this work is in overall good condition (ii).
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