FĂ©licien Rops
Premier pas (E. 347) , 1883 (Executed)
Lot #171 |
1998-10-15 |
Christie's, Amsterdam
Belgium Art sale
Category:
Estimate:
GBP 1,500 - 2,000 (currency of sale)
USD 2,475 - 3,300 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 2389
Auction name: Belgium Art sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Amsterdam
Start date: 1998-10-15
End date: 1998-10-15
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century European Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: P. 271 x 196 mm.; S. 443 x 280 mm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
27.1
Width In Centimeters:
19.6
Height In Inches:
10.669
Width In Inches:
7.717
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Year notes: Executed in 1883.
Catalog summary
Félicien Rops Premier pas (E. 347) vernis mou heightened with red ink, 1883, extremely rare, on simili Japan, signed in grey pencil, with wide margins, faint lightstaining, a foxmark just touching the platemark, soft rippling and creasing at the extreme lower sheet corners, the reverse sheet corners glued to the mount, few lesser defects, generally in very good condition P. 271 x 196 mm.; S. 443 x 280 mm.; and Le Rydeack (E. 348), heightened and signed with initials in red pencil, generally in good condition and Ma grand'tante (E. 345) first state, dedication in the plate, just a few foxmarks, and another impression without inscriptions from the smaller plate, with a few pale foxmarks and Les cythères Parisiennes. Grande planche d'ensemble (E. 458) signed in red pencil, foxed, and fragment of the same, foxed, skinned at the lower left and remains of old mounting (6)