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ANDRE DERAIN Signed Watercolour Fauvism French Art

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
ANDRE DERAIN Signed Watercolour Fauvism French Art
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ANDRE DERAIN 1880-1954
Chatou, Paris 1880-1954 Garches

Title: The King I from Pantagruel, circa 1943

Technique: Original Hand Signed Gouache & Watercolour on paper

Size: 27.5 x 21.5 cm / 10.7 x 8.4 in

Additional Information: This gouache is hand signed by the artist "Derain" at the lower right margin.
This work is most probably a study for Derain's Pantagruel illustrations realised in 1943. Derain created in total 128 different woodcuts to illustrate the Pantagruel story and these are considered to be one of Derain masterpieces.

Note: Pantagruel is a very famous book "The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel" written by Francois Rabelais in the 16th century. It tells the story of two giants a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein.

Condition: Very good condition. Unexamined outside the frame. Will be sold unframed.