Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, said) (1875-1963
)Premiers beaux jours, ou La Dame en bleu. 1902. Aquatint. 328 x 470. Ginestet and Pouillon 71. Printed in colours. Very nice proof on ivory vellum, the colours very fresh, numbered and signed in pencil, carefully washed (with a few tiny traces or persistent russet spots). Old traces of glue along the edges of the verso sheet, visible only by transparency. Small epidermis on verso, visible through transparency under the sleeve. Fracture of the board cut at the upper right edge, restored on verso. Light scattered foxing on verso. Clear trace of oxidation at the opening of an old mat (the print having been recently faded). Tear of 80 mm in the upper right corner (summarily consolidated on the reverse). All margins. Rare. Edition of 25 prints.
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Lot no. 245

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, said) (1875-1963 )Premiers beaux jours, ou La Dame en bleu. 1902. Aquatint. 328 x 470. Ginestet and Pouillon 71. Printed in colours. Very nice proof on ivory vellum, the colours very fresh, numbered and signed in pencil, carefully washed (with a few tiny traces or persistent russet spots). Old traces of glue along the edges of the verso sheet, visible only by transparency. Small epidermis on verso, visible through transparency under the sleeve. Fracture of the board cut at the upper right edge, restored on verso. Light scattered foxing on verso. Clear trace of oxidation at the opening of an old mat (the print having been recently faded). Tear of 80 mm in the upper right corner (summarily consolidated on the reverse). All margins. Rare. Edition of 25 prints.

Estimate
€1,000 - €1,200
Result
€1,280
Buyer's premium
28%
Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, said) (1875-1963 )Premiers beaux jours, ou La Dame en bleu. 1902. Aquatint. 328 x 470. Ginestet and Pouillon 71. Printed in colours. Very nice proof on ivory vellum, the colours very fresh, numbered and signed in pencil, carefully washed (with a few tiny traces or persistent russet spots). Old traces of glue along the edges of the verso sheet, visible only by transparency. Small epidermis on verso, visible through transparency under the sleeve. Fracture of the board cut at the upper right edge, restored on verso. Light scattered foxing on verso. Clear trace of oxidation at the opening of an old mat (the print having been recently faded). Tear of 80 mm in the upper right corner (summarily consolidated on the reverse). All margins. Rare. Edition of 25 prints.
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