Roger Vieillard (1907-1989)
Saint George and the Dragon. 1935. Burin. 277x252. Guérin-Rault 9. Very fine proof on Montval laid paper, signed, dated, titled, then annotated "ep. d'artiste 1/5" in pencil. Full margins. Final edition of 100 proofs (before the print run by the Chalcographie du Louvre).

"A first-series tennis player, Roger Vieillard used to say that he had borrowed Borotra's service gesture, to render the movement of the saint slaying the dragon." (A. Guérin and V. Rault, Roger Vieillard, Catalogue raisonné, Œuvre gravé 1934-1989, Paris, Somogy et A. Guérin, 2003, p. 63).
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Lot no. 309

Roger Vieillard (1907-1989) Saint George and the Dragon. 1935. Burin. 277x252. Guérin-Rault 9. Very fine proof on Montval laid paper, signed, dated, titled, then annotated "ep. d'artiste 1/5" in pencil. Full margins. Final edition of 100 proofs (before the print run by the Chalcographie du Louvre). "A first-series tennis player, Roger Vieillard used to say that he had borrowed Borotra's service gesture, to render the movement of the saint slaying the dragon." (A. Guérin and V. Rault, Roger Vieillard, Catalogue raisonné, Œuvre gravé 1934-1989, Paris, Somogy et A. Guérin, 2003, p. 63).

Estimate
€200 - €300
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Roger Vieillard (1907-1989) Saint George and the Dragon. 1935. Burin. 277x252. Guérin-Rault 9. Very fine proof on Montval laid paper, signed, dated, titled, then annotated "ep. d'artiste 1/5" in pencil. Full margins. Final edition of 100 proofs (before the print run by the Chalcographie du Louvre). "A first-series tennis player, Roger Vieillard used to say that he had borrowed Borotra's service gesture, to render the movement of the saint slaying the dragon." (A. Guérin and V. Rault, Roger Vieillard, Catalogue raisonné, Œuvre gravé 1934-1989, Paris, Somogy et A. Guérin, 2003, p. 63).
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