Sold for $2,858

Each unframed.

1.
Le Port aux Mouettes
etching, drypoint, and aquatint
stamped
9 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches.
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches.
Backmat: 18 x 22 inches.

Provenance:
Alfred Beurdeley II, Paris with stamp lower margin (Lugt 421)
R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago

Literature:
Bourcard/Goodfriend 162

Minor areas of surface dirt and dust; hinged to backing board on upper right and left corners verso; areas of lighter white spots scattered through center verso; thinned areas of paper along edges, accompanied by glue remnants, mostly visible on the verso and when held against strong light; scattered areas of brown discoloration of varying degrees along all edges; a small series of horizontal crease in center left margin, no greater in length than 1 inch; one small spot of white staining in center left margin.

2.
Les Esprits des Villes-Mortes
etching and drypoint
11 1/2 x 15 3/8 inches.
12 3/8 x 17 3/8 inches.
Backmat: 20 x 24 inches.

Literature:
Bourcard/Goodfriend 160
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; sheet is hinged to backing board on upper left and right corners verso; slight discoloration around image perimeter; one area each of lighter toning in upper right and left corners; moderate soiling along right and left edges; platemark is somewhat compromised; an earlier state of the etching is present on the verso.

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