Lot 11
  • 11

James Ensor

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • James Ensor
  • La Cathédrale, deuxième planche (D., T. 105; E. 107)
  • etching on paper
  • plate: 245 by 189mm 9 5/8 by 7 1/2 in
  • sheet: 317 by 246mm 12 1/2 by 9 3/4 in
Etching, 1896, signed in pencil, titled, countersigned in pencil verso, on simili japon, framed

Provenance

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

Condition

With wide margins, in good condition, a tiny area of pale brownish staining at the right centre of the image (only visible upon close inspection), an inconspicuous vertical crease extending from the lower sheet edge minutely into the image, very pale light-staining, the margins rubbed slightly, light skinning and pale staining at upper sheet corners associated with previous mounting, discoloration along the sheet edges verso, framed.
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