Sale 2454 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, September 19, 2017

121  JAMES ENSOR Les Jouers . Etching on cream laid Japan paper, 1895. 117x159 mm; 4 3 / 4 x6 1 / 4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and dated in pencil, lower margin. A superb, well-inked impression of this very scarce etching. Delteil 92; Elesh 94; Taevernier 93. [4,000/6,000] 122  JAMES ENSOR Acacia . Drypoint on cream laid Japan paper, 1895. 141x92 mm; 5 3 / 4 x3 3 / 4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed “pointe- seche” in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce etching. We have found only 12 other impressions at auction in the last 30 years. Delteil 24; Elesh 24; Taevernier 24. [1,500/2,500] 121 122