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live November 18 | 10:00 AM
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste

434 - Félicien Rops, Set of 4 engravings with an erotic-monstrous theme. 1898. 1) Aspiration (Aspiration). 1898. Heliogravure with soft-ground retouching. 215x285 mm. Sheet: 320x497 mm. Titled in pencil in the lower right corner. Pencil notes on the mat. 2) Transformisme No. 3, from the portfolio Les Darwinique. Drypoint on Japan paper. 110x170 mm. Sheet: 320x510 mm. Titled in the lower right corner. Collection notes on the mat. 3) Transformisme No. 2, from the Les Darwinique portfolio. Drypoint. 90x100 mm. Sheet: 275x420 mm. Title and collection details inscribed in pencil on the lower margin and on the mat. Engraving lacking the second plate normally printed in the lower right corner of the sheet. Likely a posthumous print run. 4) La Petit Sorcière. (The Little Witch). Heliogravure with soft-ground retouching. 90x48 mm. Sheet: 380x280 mm. Collection notes on the mat. (4) Mat with defects. Prints in good condition.

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€180

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Estimation

€180 - 360

Sale fees

30%

Félicien Rops, Set of 4 engravings with an erotic-monstrous theme. 1898. 1) Aspiration (Aspiration). 1898. Heliogravure with soft-ground retouching. 215x285 mm. Sheet: 320x497 mm. Titled in pencil in the lower right corner. Pencil notes on the mat. 2) Transformisme No. 3, from the portfolio Les Darwinique. Drypoint on Japan paper. 110x170 mm. Sheet: 320x510 mm. Titled in the lower right corner. Collection notes on the mat. 3) Transformisme No. 2, from the Les Darwinique portfolio. Drypoint. 90x100 mm. Sheet: 275x420 mm. Title and collection details inscribed in pencil on the lower margin and on the mat. Engraving lacking the second plate normally printed in the lower right corner of the sheet. Likely a posthumous print run. 4) La Petit Sorcière. (The Little Witch). Heliogravure with soft-ground retouching. 90x48 mm. Sheet: 380x280 mm. Collection notes on the mat. (4) Mat with defects. Prints in good condition.

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Auction details

Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Art - Session III
Wednesday, November 18
10:00 AM
Via Fra Giovanni Angelico, 49
50121 Firenze, Italy

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Gonnelli Casa d'Aste +39 0 55 26 82 79 aste@gonnelli.it
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 5,000 lots published

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