André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884-1974)
Drawing for Contes de Maupassant. 1938. Pen, India ink and gouache on vellum. Sight: 240x265mm. Annotated in pen and ink "pour les Contes de Maupassant" and signed. Margins. Frame (not examined out of frame).

Probably a subject considered for Guy de Maupassant, Œuvres complètes illustrées, tome IV: Contes du jour et de la nuit; Les Sœurs Rondoli, Paris, Librairie de France, 1938. A similar subject (variant) is reproduced in the book's frontispiece.
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Lot no. 268

André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884-1974) Drawing for Contes de Maupassant. 1938. Pen, India ink and gouache on vellum. Sight: 240x265mm. Annotated in pen and ink "pour les Contes de Maupassant" and signed. Margins. Frame (not examined out of frame). Probably a subject considered for Guy de Maupassant, Œuvres complètes illustrées, tome IV: Contes du jour et de la nuit; Les Sœurs Rondoli, Paris, Librairie de France, 1938. A similar subject (variant) is reproduced in the book's frontispiece.

Estimate
€300 - €400
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884-1974) Drawing for Contes de Maupassant. 1938. Pen, India ink and gouache on vellum. Sight: 240x265mm. Annotated in pen and ink "pour les Contes de Maupassant" and signed. Margins. Frame (not examined out of frame). Probably a subject considered for Guy de Maupassant, Œuvres complètes illustrées, tome IV: Contes du jour et de la nuit; Les Sœurs Rondoli, Paris, Librairie de France, 1938. A similar subject (variant) is reproduced in the book's frontispiece.
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