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La Sirène, from Estampes (The Mermaid, from Estampes)
1950
Wood engraving in colours, on van Gelder paper, with full margins.
I. 33.5 x 22.6 cm (13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
S. 46.8 x 36.1 cm (18 3/8 x 14 1/4 in.)
Signed by the artist and author, and numbered 'LXXI/C' in pencil, from the edition of 100 in Roman numerals reserved for France (there was also a regular edition of 150 in Arabic numerals), co-published by L'Image Litteraire, Nice, and Rafael Finelli-Feugère, New York, for the book Estampes by Robert Rey, framed.
Estimate
£1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,334
