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CAMILLE PISSARRO
Notre Dame de Bruges
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Etching printed in dark, olive greenish black on rose-toned buff China paper, 1894.
215x143 mm; 8
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2
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5
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8
inches, full margins. Sixth state (of 6). One of approximately only
13 impressions in this state, from a total of approximately 20 impressions in all six states
combined.With the artist’s initials dark gray ink stamp (Lugt 613e, lower right recto) and
inscribed “No. 9” in pencil, upper right.Also inscribed “6 épreuves sur ce papier et de ce
format. Puis 6 en supplement commandés par M. Rodo” in pencil, lower center (referring
to the artist’s fourth son Lodovic Rodo Pissarro). A superb, well-inked impression of this
extremely scarce etching.
We have found only 4 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Another
impression on the same paper as the current impression, also in the sixth state, but signed
in pencil, sold at Swann, October 31, 2007, sale 2126, lot 281. Delteil 109.
[4,000/6,000]