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Les Cartes

Villon, Jacques (1875-1963, French)

Etching and color aquatint

Jacques Villon, Les Cartes (Cards: The Game of Solitaire)

Jacques Villon
Les Cartes (Cards: The Game of Solitaire)

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Description

Date: 1903
Medium: Etching and color aquatint 
Dimensions: 352 x 457 mm. 13 7/8 x 18 in.                                  
Sheet: 505 x 647  mm. 19 7/8 x 25 1/2 in.
References: Auberty and Pérussaux 44; Ginestet and Pouillon 76
Edition: From the edition of 25
Signature: Signed and numbered “16/25” in reddish brown pencil at lower right
Provenance: R.M. Light, Boston; to David Tunick, Inc., New York; to Private collection, New York; 2001 to David Tunick, Inc., New York; 2001 to Private collection, Massachusetts
Impression: Very fine impression, rich colors
Condition: Superb, barest light-staining extending approximately 3/4 in. outsidee and around the mate light specs scattered in the margins recto and verso