Sale 2532 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, March 5, 2020

Beltrand for Eugène Druet (Kornfeld 20 and 22). According to Kornfeld, Druet acquired 8 of the Noa Noa woodblocks sometime around 1914-18 and had Beltrand print impressions. In 1921, Druet sold the woodblocks to the artist’s son, Pola Gauguin, and he produced the edition of 100 impressions of each. The Pola Gauguin printings, as well as many of the Beltrand impressions, are evidenced by the splits in the woodblocks (which are particularly noticeable in the 1921 impressions). The current impression predates these Beltrand and Pola Gauguin impressions. A superb impression of this extremely scarce woodcut. Kornfeld 19. [7,000/10,000]