Lot 65
  • 65

Louis Legrand

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Louis Legrand
  • Prince K: Two States
  • Etching
  • first plate: 279 by 217 mm 11 by 8 1/2 in
  • second plate: 194 by 141 mm 7 5/8 by 5 1/2 in
Two etchings, 1909, the first Arwas' first of four states, each signed in pencil, the first inscribed 'n.3', the second numbered 19/65, the second from the Les Bars portfolio, each with the publisher's red monogram stamp (Lugt 1193), on laid paper, each with the Legrand watermark, the second with the Pellet watermark, published by Gustave Pellet, Paris, each framed (2 prints)

Condition

The prints are in good condition, the full sheets. Each with Inconspicuous surface soiling, recto and verso, and time-stain at the extreme sheet edges. Four and two hinge remnants on the versos of the numbered edition and State 1, respectively. Additional condition notes: State 1: Pale light-stain on the recto. The verso is unevenly discolored with adhesive, most likely from a prior hinging in the left corners.
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