Lot #2423: PIERRE BONNARD - L'Estampe et l'affiche - Original color lithograph

   

Artist: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867 - 1947).
Title: "L'Estampe et l'affiche [print]".
Medium: Original color lithograph.
Date: Composed 1893. Printed 1927.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (257 x 198 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800
Lot Note(s): Stamped, lower center; signed with the initials in the plate, lower left; stamped verso. Edition of 200. Cream wove paper. Ample margins. Fine impression and coloring. Very good condition; tape remains verso. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Francis Bouvet, “Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work” #44, for the full-sized lithograph. The poster advertised “L’Estampe et l’affice,” an arts magazine edited by Clement Janin and Andre Mellerio. Provenance: Ex-collection Marty Gordon (the legendary print dealer), Martin Gordon, Inc., New York City, his handstamp verso.
Comment(s): Scarce. This print was authorized by Bonnard, printed under the immediate supervision of Charles Terrasse (Bonnard’s nephew) by D. Jacomet & Cie, Paris, and published by Henri Floury, Paris. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. [29365-1-400-NA]