CALBET Antoine (1860-1944)

Antoine Calbet (1860-1942) L'Inconnue, 1897 Lithograph on wove paper. Signed in the plate in the lower right margin. The Estampe Moderne dry stamp is affixed in the lower right-hand corner. Dimensions: +Sheet size: 40 x 30.5 cm / 15.7 x 12 in. +Image size: 38.5 x 24 cm / 15.1 x 9.4 in. Condition : In good condition, with a few handling creases, minor stains and slight discoloration at the edges. A small loss in the lower right corner. The image is otherwise very clean, with bright, vivid colors. Published by Masson & Piazza, Paris. Like the Maitre de l'Affiche series, L'Estampe Moderne is a portfolio printed between 1897 and 1898, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris. It contains 24 monthly portfolios, each with four original lithographs. Each was commissioned exclusively for this series. In addition to Mucha, artists such as Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset contributed.