Lucien PISSARRO ( 1863-1944) Les sans-gîtes, 1895 ( Dardel 66) Lithograph on laid paper Van Gelder watermarked of a child balancing on a globe holding a pendulum, monogrammed in the plate, with the address of the printer. Printed and edited by Jean Grave, 140 rue Mouffetard in Paris for the anarchist magazine "Les Temps Nouveaux" 1898. Edition of 250 copies, slight rippling of the paper, otherwise good condition 45,3 x 56,3 cm Note : Always short of money, Jean Grave asked his artist friends to support him, to create lithographs that he sold to replenish the coffers of his printing house and his anarchist review

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