Jeune Fille Vue de Dos (Young Woman Seen from Behind)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, 1906, de Ginestet & Pouillon E 155 (v/V), edition 50. 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine, delicate impression as published by Sagot, Paris, with their blindstamp lower right. The paper is a white wove and the margins are full. The condition is excellent. The sitter for this charming print is Suzanne Duchamp.
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Le Cake Walk des Petites Filles
Drypoint and aquatint printed in colors, 1904, Ginestet & Pouillon E102, (ii/IV). 13 3/4 x 18 in. One of ten impressions in this rare, early state. The final published state was printed in an edition of thirty. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine impression with wide margins. Very good condition. An exemplary early work by Villon.
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Le Petit Modele
Drypoint and aquatint, 1904, DeGinestet & Pouillon E108; edition 50. 17 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed with plate tone. The margins are full and the paper bears an ARCHES watermark. The condition is excellent. This early figurative study displays Villon's great command of both line and shading effects. This print is not especially common.
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Le Potin (Gossip)
Drypoint and aquatint printed in color, 1905, de Ginestet & Pouillon E96 (iii/III), edition 50 plus early proofs. 16 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil, lower right. This impression is also numbered from the edition of fifty. A superb impression printed in green ink, the paper is an ARCHES watermarked laid paper with full margins. (The print was published by Sagot, Paris, and their blindstamp is in the lower right, see Lugt 2354). The condition is fine. This exquisite, large work epitomizes Villon's masterful style during his Belle Epoche period.
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Musicians at the Bistro (Musiciens chez le Bistro)
Etching, 1912, Ginestet & Pouillon 270 (v/V), edition 50. 10 1/2 x 9 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on ARCHES laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are two small specks of foxing in the right margin.) It was during this period, 1911-1913, when Villon developed his unique cubist style in etching and drypoint. This print is a fine example of his work during this important period.
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Nu a Genoux
Etching, 1929, de Ginestet & Pouillon 328 (ii/II), edition 50. 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. Signed in pencil and also inscribed "epreuve d'artiste" (also with a pencil dedication). A fine impression. Lower right corner margin missing otherwise fine overall.
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Pour un Projet Sensationnel
Drypoint, 1904, Ginestet & Pouillon E106, edition 30. 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression printed with tone. Full margins. Fine condition. This outstanding early work shows Villon as the master draughtsman that he is. The print is also titled "Le Secret."
$3,000

The Little Merry-go-Round, Rue Caulaincourt (Le Petit Manège, Rue Caulaincourt)
Etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in colors, 1904, Ginestet & Pouillon 135; one of five extra impressions aside from the edition of 50. 15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with vibrant colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from just a slight suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. This work was published by Sagot, Paris and their blindstamp is located in the lower right corner margin. This marvelous early work is shown here printed with all the colors.
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