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

7 c JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET Mère et Enfant . Black conté crayon with traces of pencil and red and white chalks on buff laid paper. 232x155 mm; 9 1 / 8 x6 1 / 8 inches. With the artist’s initials ink stamp (Lugt 1460, lower right recto). Ex- collection H. Shickman Gallery, New York, with their label. [6,000/9,000] 8  JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET La Cardeuse . Etching on thin, cream laid Japan paper, 1855-56. 256x177 mm; 10 1 / 4 x7 inches, full margins. Ex-collection Colnaghi & Co., London, with their stock number in pencil, verso. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Delteil 15; Melot 15. [1,200/1,800] 7