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ALBERT GLEIZES Hand Signed Etching

Currency:USD Category:Art / General - Paintings Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
ALBERT GLEIZES Hand Signed Etching
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ALBERT GLEIZES 1881-1953
Paris 1881-1953 Avignon (French)

Title: The Legislator / Le Legislateur, 1949-50

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching on Verge de Montval paper

Paper size: 17.5 x 32.5 cm / 6.9 x 12.8 in

Plate Size: 12.5 x 12.5 cm / 4.9 x 4.9 in

Additional Information: The etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right margin,
and hand inscribed in pencil "epreuve d'artiste" (= artist proof) in the lower left corner.
Furthermore, it is numbered "no 12" below the inscription.
The etching was made in 1949/50 as part of the portfolio 'Pensees sur l'Homme et Dieu'.
This is an extremly rare hand signed artist proof that was printed aside of the regular edition of 200 that was unsigned. We were not able to trace any other hand signed proof of this work.

Literature: Varichon, Anne, 1998. Albert Gleizes, Catalogue Raisonné: Vol II, Somogy, Paris, France.
Reference: Varichon no. 2291, page 729.

Condition: Very good condition. Handling creases in the edges of the sheet. One small bron stain in the far right margin. Some surface dirt verso.