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428 - Félicien Rops, Set of 3 engravings for title pages. 1875–82. 1) La fleur lascive orientale - Grande planche (The Lascivious Oriental Flower). 1882. Heliogravure on tissue paper mounted on Japan paper. 235x160 mm. Sheet: 540x350 mm. Titled in brown ink in the lower right corner. Collection notes in pencil on the mat. Photoengraved version of the smaller drypoint work created as a frontispiece for a botanical anthology. 2) Frontispiece for *En Prenant Le Thè*, by Marc Bruno. 1875. Etching on Dutch paper with a watermark. 245x145 mm. Sheet size: 360x272 mm. Initialed in red pastel at the lower margin. Collection stamp with a circled double “C” in the lower right corner. Titled in ink in the lower right corner. Inscribed in pencil on the mat, in French: “Proof in the second state on Dutch paper with watermark [...]”. 3) Title page for *L’Initiation sentimentale* by Joséphin Péladan. 1887. Drypoint. 175x120 mm. Sheet: 550x370 mm. Titled on the plate. Counter-titled in pencil at the lower margin. Collection notes on the mat. The engraving bears the same title as another drypoint engraving from the same suite. (3) Works partially mounted on mats with imperfections. Stains and marginal halos. Overall good condition of the engravings.
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Félicien Rops, Set of 3 engravings for title pages. 1875–82. 1) La fleur lascive orientale - Grande planche (The Lascivious Oriental Flower). 1882. Heliogravure on tissue paper mounted on Japan paper. 235x160 mm. Sheet: 540x350 mm. Titled in brown ink in the lower right corner. Collection notes in pencil on the mat. Photoengraved version of the smaller drypoint work created as a frontispiece for a botanical anthology. 2) Frontispiece for *En Prenant Le Thè*, by Marc Bruno. 1875. Etching on Dutch paper with a watermark. 245x145 mm. Sheet size: 360x272 mm. Initialed in red pastel at the lower margin. Collection stamp with a circled double “C” in the lower right corner. Titled in ink in the lower right corner. Inscribed in pencil on the mat, in French: “Proof in the second state on Dutch paper with watermark [...]”. 3) Title page for *L’Initiation sentimentale* by Joséphin Péladan. 1887. Drypoint. 175x120 mm. Sheet: 550x370 mm. Titled on the plate. Counter-titled in pencil at the lower margin. Collection notes on the mat. The engraving bears the same title as another drypoint engraving from the same suite. (3) Works partially mounted on mats with imperfections. Stains and marginal halos. Overall good condition of the engravings.
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