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live November 28 | 02:00 PM
Maison Lhomme

153 - [Félicien ROPS (after)]. Albert BERTRAND.

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Estimation

€600 - 800

Sale fees

28.5%

[Félicien ROPS (after)]. Albert BERTRAND. The Woman with the Puppet. Paris, Gustave Pellet, n.d. Publisher’s portfolio (65.5 x 61) comprising 3 states of the engraved title page: - The cover, decorated with 3 etchings, text in red, - The title without the letter, - The title with the letter in red; And 4 states (breakdown) of the engraving *La Femme au pantin* (out of 9—in particular, the 2 color states are missing): - Line proof, with the title *Mulier* in the lower left corner, - Line proof with aquatint on the marotte, drypoint on the neckline… The title *Mulier* was replaced by Félicien Rops at his printer and collaborator ER Nys’s shop. - Line proof with the same text, soft ground on the marotte, the arm, and the bust. - Line proof, with the dress entirely reworked in soft ground and aquatint. All of the engravings based on Rops’s works were engraved by Bertrand. Proofs on Japanese paper (except for the cover), each titled “Series No. 8 by Monsieur Rops” and signed by Pellet (with the exception of the cover). In fine condition.

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Auction details

Live Auction of Modern Art, Contemporary Art, and Antique Postcards
Saturday, November 28
02:00 PM
9, rue des Carmes
4000 Liège, Belgium

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Maison Lhomme +3242232463 librairie@michel-lhomme.com
On Drouot for 10 years avec More than 21,000 lots published

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