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Henri Somm produced many small, intimate portraits of elegant women
dressed in the latest hats, furs and fashions. These two shown below typify the artist's treatment of his favorite subject
matter. These exceptionally small editions demonstrate his continued interest in experimenting in this medium of drypoint.
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| Henri Somm. Tete de femme en chapeau a plumes. Drypoint, 1890. |
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Henri Somm
Tete de femme en chapeau a plumes
Drypoint, 1890.
Signed in pencil.
Printed on cream velin.
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. 158 x 215 mm.
$500
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| Henri Somm. Elegant de face s'eventant. Drypoint, c. 1890. |
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Henri Somm
Elegant de face s'eventant
Drypoint, c. 1890.
Signed and annotated in pencil "3 epreuves".
Printed on Japon Verge
3 1/2 2 15/16 in. 115 x 72 mm.
$350
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| Georges William Thornley. 14 Juillet a la guingette (Bastille Day). LIthograph in colors, c. 1900. |
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Georges William Thornley 1857-1935
14 Juillet a la guingette (Bastille Day)
Lithograph in colors, c. 1900.
Signed and numbered in pencil.
Printed on Simili Japon by August Clot.
12 x 17 1/2 in. 305 x 440 mm.
$750
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| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Jane Avril. Lithograph, 1893. |
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901
Jane Avril
Lithograph, 1893.
Printed in black on wove paper by Ancourt and published by L'Estampe Originale in the
Cafe Concert album from an edition of 500.
Monogrammed in the stone lower left.
10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. 265 x 213 mm.
Wittrock 17 ii/iii.
Jane Avril was one of the many famous Parisienne entertainers whom Lautrec portrayed in his cabaret
scenes at the turn of the century.
$3,800
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| Jacques Villon. Au Cafe de la Place Blanche. Aquatint in color, 1907. |
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Jacques Villon 1875-1963
Au Cafe de la Place Blanche
Aquatint in color, 1907.
Signed in pencil.
Printed in 1955 with seven other prints for a series in a portfolio, Les petits metiers.
Printed on heavy wove paper.
9 x 6 1/2 in. 247 x 170 mm.
Ginestet et Pouillon 139.
$1,200
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