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JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET
La Bouillie
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Etching printed in brownish black on light tan
Chine collé
, 1861. 185x157 mm; 7
1
/
4
x6
1
/
8
inches, full margins.Third state (of 6), with the etched signature and date lower left but
before any additional text and before the beveling of the plate.A very good, evenly-printed
and early impression with strong contrasts and crisp plate edges. Delteil 17; Melot 17.
[1,000/1,500]
319 JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET
Les Becheurs
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Etching printed in dark, brownish black on cream laid paper, 1855-56. 237x337 mm;
9
3
/
8
x13
3
/
8
inches, full margins. Fourth state (of 4).A superb, richly-inked impression. Delteil
13; Melot 13.
[1,500/2,500]
320 ÉDOUARD MANET
Au Prado II
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Aquatint and etching printed in black on cream laid Japan paper, 1863-67. 222x155 mm;
8
3
/
4
x6
1
/
8
inches, full margins. Second state (of 2).The Porcaboeuf edition of approximately
only 12, aside from the Manet edition of only several proofs. A superb, richly-inked
impression of this extremely scarce etching.
We have found fewer than 12 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Guérin 46;
Harris 45.
[1,500/2,500]
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