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304 ● CHARLES MERYON
Le Stryge.
Etching printed in black on cream laid
India paper, 1853. 170x130 mm; 6 3/4 x51/8
inches, wide margins. Sixth state (of 10),
with the artist’s name, date and address
of the printer, Delâtre, lower margin, but
with the title removed and the burnishing
marks still showing.Ex-collection unknown
collector, red ink stamp with the initials
A.P. (Lugt 160, lower right recto).A superb,
early impression of this important etching.
Schneiderman 27.
[3,000/5,000]
305 ● CHARLES MERYON
La Galerie Notre-Dame.
Etching and engraving on cream laid paper,
1853. 280x172 mm; 11x63/4 inches, small
margins. Fourth state (of 6). A superb,
dark, richly-inked impression with strong
contrasts. Schneiderman 29.
[2,000/3,000]
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