Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, dit) (1875-1963) A set of 4 plates: -Le Savant. 1933. Etching. 206 x 277. Ginestet and Pouillon 368. Perfect proof on ivory vellum, numbered and signed in pencil. Full margins. Edition of 50 proofs. Joint: same subject. Proof of the 1st state of the drypoint setting of the subject, signed in pencil. Ripples (normal) caused by printing pressure and traces of folding at the edges of the sheet. Full margins. -Mélancolie. 1933. Etching. 165 x 236. Ginestet et Pouillon 371. Perfect proof on ivory vellum, numbered and signed in pencil. Full margins. Edition of 50 proofs. Joint: same subject. Proof of the 1st state of the drypoint setting of the subject, annotated "1er Etat" and signed in pencil. Ripples (normal) caused by the pressure of the print. Full margins.

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