Émile Bernard (French, 1868-1941) Two Framed Works on Paper: Illustration for Les Cantilènes: Va tuer mon mari (Le Raffian)

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Émile Bernard (French, 1868-1941)

Two Framed Works on Paper: Illustration for Les Cantilènes: Va tuer mon mari (Le Raffian) and La Vieille et Femme Nue.Cantilènes stamped with the artist's initials l.r., signed or inscribed "Emile Bernard" in pencil on the supporting sheet, zincograph with hand coloring, 13 x 7 7/8 in.; Vieille signed "Emile Bernard" l.l., sepia, sight size 12 x 8 in. Condition: Cantilènes with small repair to l.l. edge, Vieille with tears with cellophane tape staining, mounting stains, rippling, not examined out of frames.

N.B. The book in which the zincograph was published is Jean Moréas, Les Cantilènes, 1883-1886 (Paris: Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire, 1897).
Estimate $200-400


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