C'est Moi, Jean, Qui ai vu Qui ai Ouï ces Choses (And I, Jean, Saw These Things, and Heard Them)
Lithograph, 1899, Mellerio / Hyman 185; Johnson 104-12, edition 100. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. This is a fine, fresh, luminous impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full. The condition is excellent. This endearing work is plate XII from The Apocalypse de Saint-Jean (The Revelation of St. John the Divine). The set of twelve prints with frontispiece was published by Ambrose Vollard, Paris, and printed by Blanchard. From the collection of Henri M. Petiet (Lugt 5031).
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Centaure Aiming at the Clouds (Centaure Visant les Nues)
Lithograph, 1895, Mellerio/Hyman 133, edition 50. 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are wide. The condition is good apart from some toning on the verso and imperfections showing on the chine, primarily on the extreme edges of the sheet which is a light gray. This is a proof without the tiny, printed title and edition "50 ep." just below the image at center. The catalogue mentions that a few of these were printed in black and green ink. One such example is found at the Kröller-Muller Museum in the Netherlands.
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Everywhere Eyeballs are Aflame (Partout des Prunelles Flamboient)
Lithograph, 1888, Mellerio/Hyman 92, edition 58 (60 announced). 8 x 6 1/4 in. Unsigned as usual. This is a superb impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full. The condition is very good apart from occasional subtle stains in the margins and a small repair in the lower edge of the sheet. This memorable image is plate IX from Redon's first series of La Tentation de Saint-Antoine. The title is printed with Gustave Flaubert's text below the image at left. This set was published by Edmond Deman, Brussels, and printed in Paris by Becquet. This is the rarest of the three series of the Temptation by Redon and the set consists of only ten prints, including the cover.
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Old Knight (Vieux Chevalier)
Lithograph, 1896, Mellerio/Hyman 158; edition 100 with letters. 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. Initialed in pencil lower left, just below the image. This is a fine, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is very good. This celebrated work was published by Vollard in "l'Album des Peintres-Graveurs." This is one of a few pencil signed proofs before publication.
$10,000