Maxime Préaud (born in 1945) Nunc Ridet (Now He Laughs). 1994. Etching and soft ground. 293 x 370 [330 x 500 mm]. Perfect print on white vellum, exceptionally inscribed “for Anne and Arsène,” signed and dated “27 IV 96” in pencil. Full margins. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). The plate was engraved on the reverse side of a copper plate by Pierre Guastalla, which was given to the artist by Arsène Bonafous-Murat.