Description
Large original bifolio leaf from VERVE: The French Review of Art, No. 5-6 (July-Oct. 1939), presenting two celebrated color plates on one side: Édouard Manet, Femme en bleu and Camille Corot, L’Atelier. These are high-quality color heliogravure/photogravure plates printed on wove stock for Verve’s museum-grade portfolios. The verso carries the magazine’s period content in black-and-white (including a page with Judith Gautier and a page of fashion/portrait imagery), exactly as issued.
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Original 1939 Verve bifolio (two pages per side), not a modern reprint
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Artists: Édouard Manet and Camille Corot; captions printed beneath each image
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Printing: rich color heliogravure/photogravure on substantial wove paper
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Sheet size: large folio, about 10.5 x 14 in (26.5 x 35.5 cm)
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Condition: light toning, a few handling marks; small nicks/threads at the inner edge from original binding removal; presents well and ready to frame
A scarce, display-worthy pairing of Manet and Corot on a single Verve leaf-ideal for collectors of nineteenth-century masters and for elegant wall display. Please view all photos to evaluate condition and details.
