Louis Marcoussis (1883-1941) Jean Mollet. Circa 1939. Drypoint. 236x295mm. Milet 207. Very fine and unique proof on thin ivory laid paper, from the 1st state (of 2), before new sizes. Small oily brown stain at right edge. Trace of oxidized glue in the upper left corner on verso. Some light foxing. Full margins. Provenance: Artist's studio. "Jean Mollet, nicknamed "Baron Mollet", was involved in the famous adventure of stealing the statuettes from the Louvre, for which Guillaume Apollinaire was sent to prison." (Solange Milet, Marcoussis, l'œuvre gravé, Copenhagen, Forlaget Cordelia, 1991, p. 446).