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ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)
Lot 249 THE ARROGANT EYE: THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE

ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)

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Closed18 April 2019

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ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)
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etching, on wove paper, 1933, initialed and annotated ‘Bon à tirer’ (the edition was 35), published by Éditions des Cahiers libres, Paris, with full margins, the sheet slightly unevenly toned
Image: 5 7/8 x 4 ½ in. (149 x 114 mm.)
Sheet: 12 x 8 1/8 in. (305 x 206 mm.)

Specialist note

Saphire notes that this Bon à tirer impression was traced to Atelier Lacourière-Frélaut and the plate was found there. Aside from this impression, the artist had a single proof in similar condition that had been pulled in 1933 and signed in 1972. A second edition of 15 signed and numbered impressions was published by Blue Moon Gallery in 1972.