Lady and the Swan
GASTON LA TOUCHE
French, (1854-1913)
Etching, roulette and drypoint printed in colors, circa 1900, edition at least 59. 20 x 17 5/8 in. Signed in pencil lower right and inscribed "59". This is a fine impression on heavy white wove paper with probably the full margins. The condition is very good. (There's a minor scrape in the blank area in the lower left corner well away from the image. La Touche was influenced by Manet and Bracquemond. He exhibited his color prints with Georges Petit in Paris.
$1,250

La Maison de Marie
JEAN-EMILE LABOUREUR
French, (1877-1943)
Engraving with roulette work, 1925, Sylvain Laboureur 305 (iii/III), edition 37. 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. Initialed and dated in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins appear to be full. The intended edition was 45 but only 37 impressions were printed. This print shows the second home of Marie Laurencin in Champrosay, near Draveil, 7 Rue Alphonse Daudet.
$850

The Picture Book
CARL LARSSON
Swedish, (1855-1919)
Etching, 1912, Hjert &Hjert 91 (iii/III), edition 25. 14 x 10 1/2 in. Initialed in pencil lower right. A fine impression printed with tone. Probably the full margins. Fine condition apart from the faintest trace of discoloration within the mat opening. An exceptional work.
$4,500

Farmer Carrying a Basket
JACQUES LE CHEVALLIER
French, (1896-1987)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1927, edition 75. 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full with a deckle edge showing all around. This is a good example of the modernist style for European woodcts in the 1920s.
$250

Les Gitanos (The Gypsies)
EDOUARD MANET
French, (1832-1883)
Etching, 1862, Harris 18 (ii/II), total edition unknown. 12 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. Signed in the plate, lower right. This is a very fine impression printed on HUDELIST paper with light plate tone. The margins are wide but somewhat trimmed. The condition is fine. This is an early, lifetime impression as printed by Delatre and published by the Societe des Aquafortistes (Cadart et Chevalier, 66, rue de Richelieu). Later editions of this important print appeared in 1874, 1890, 1894 and 1905.
$3,800

Fishing Boats
GUSTAVE HENRI MARCHETTI
French, (b. 1873)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1910, edition unknown. 6 7/8 x 10 in. Signed in pencil lower right. A fine impression printed on white wove paper. Fine condition. Full margins. Marchetti excelled at color printmaking and he produced numerous view of France over the years.
SOLD

Venice at Night
FREDERICK MARRIOTT
British, (1860-1941)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, 1921, edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. A superb, luminous impression published by Alfred Bell, London, 1921. The margins are wide. The condition is very good other than minor soiling in the margins. The title, as written by the artist, has been erased for some reason. Marriott produced superb color prints in the 1920s and achieved some fame at the time. His work was also published and sold in the US.
SOLD

Bain-Froid Chevrier
CHARLES MERYON
French, (1821-1868)
Etching, 1864, Schneiderman 93, (v/V); Delteil-Wright 44, (vi/VI), with the verses printed below from a separate plate. 5 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. Initialed on the plate with the monogram. A fine, luminous impression printed in black ink on cream-colored laid paper; watermark HUDELIST. Wide margins. Very good condition. An uncommon print.
$1,800

Le Tombeau de Moliere
CHARLES MERYON
French, (1821-1868)
Etching, 1854, Schneiderman 34A, (ii/II). 2 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate. A fine impression with wide margins. Paper slightly toned, recto. Collector's mark, verso, possibly Lugt 2074, an unidentified collector. Partial fleur-de-lis watermark.
$850

Paysage Feocial
HENRI MEUNIER
French, (1873-1922)
Etching with aquatint, 1901, edition unknown. 10 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate and signed in pencil below the image at right. A superb, atmospheric impression in very good condition. Full margins. Minor soft handling creases in the margin at right. This stunning landscape with castle is a fine example of style and technical finesse from the early 20th century
$675

Miners in a Tunnel
LUDWIG MICHALEK
Austrian, (1859-1942)
Etching, 1907, edition unknown. 8 1/4 x 15 in. Signed and dated in the plate; signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression, dramatically inked. The margins appear to be full. The condition is fine.
$450

La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool)
JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET
French, (1814-1875)
Etching, 1855-56, Melot 15, only state, edition unknown. 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. Unsigned as usual. This is a very fine impression printed on thin, antique laid paper without watermark. The margins are substantial measuring about 1" on all sides. The condition is quite good with just the slightest trace of discoloration along the opening of a previous mat. This impression is better than most we've seen.
$5,500

An Old Story
ROBERT J. ENRAGHT MOONY
Irish, (1879-1946)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1925, edition unknown. This impression inscribed 8 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A superb impression in fine condition. The margins are narrow measuring about 1/2"-3/4," but this seems to be typical with Moony's prints. His distinctive palette and charming vision set his work apart in the field of color woodcuts.
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Musical Monster
JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER
British, (1740-1779)
Etching, 1778, Edition unknown. 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. Signed in the plate. A fine impression printed prior to the edition by T. Palser in 1816. Very good condition other than a small waterstain in the lower left margin corner, well away from the image. Full margins with a deckle all around. Without watermark.
$900

Enrag'd Monster
JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER
British, (1740-1779)
Etching, 1778, Edition unknown. 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. Unsigned. A fine impression printed prior to the T. Palser edition from about 1816. Very good condition. Two tears in the margins and other handling creases. The full sheet with a deckle all around. Watermark 2 W Balsto 811. A fine example of his distinctive work.
$900