Swann Galleries - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings - Sale 2422, September 22, 2016

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102 JAMES JACQUES TISSOT
La Dormeuse.
Drypoint on antique, cream laid paper, 1876.
108x194 mm; 41/4x75/8 inches, full
intended edition of approximately 100. A
superb, richly-inked and velvety impression of
this very scarce print.
ThoughWentworth cites an intended edition
of 100, in all likelihood the actual number
of impressions is much fewer.
We have found only 5 other impressions at
auction in the past 30 years.Wentworth 17.
[2,500/3,500]
103 JAMES JACQUES TISSOT
Entre les deux mon coeur balance .
Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper,
1877. 248x349 mm; 93/4x133/4 inches, full
margins. Edition of approximately 100. A
superb, dark impression with richly-inked,
velvety burr.Wentworth 30.
[2,000/3,000]
104 ● JAMES JACQUES TISSOT
L’Histoire ennuyeuse .
Etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper, 1878. 315x203 mm; 12 3/8x8 inches,
full margins. Signed and annotated in pencil, lower margin. Edition of approximately 100.
A superb, richly-inked and velvety-black impression.Wentworth 32.
[2,000/3,000]
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