Description
Original 1939 double-sided lithograph leaf from Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6, printed by Mourlot Frères (Paris) under Tériade. Recto features Georges Rouault, “Tête de femme (Head of a Woman)” in color; verso presents an André Derain charcoal portrait. Authentic period sheet removed from the binding-issued unsigned and signed in the stone as published. The sheet retains the inner (gutter) margin with minor feathering from separation, light perimeter toning typical of Verve, and small outer-edge touches; image fields are clean and present strongly. Ships flat in archival materials.
Why this sheet is desirable
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Landmark 1939 special double number of Verve with original lithographs by Braque, Matisse, Bonnard, Léger, Klee, Rouault, and others
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Printed at the renowned Mourlot atelier, the benchmark for 20th-century artist lithography
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Two artists on one sheet-Rouault color recto, Derain portrait verso-broadens collector appeal and provenance confidence
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Period leaf with original margins preserved; not a modern reproduction
Details
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Medium: Color and b/w lithographs on wove paper (Mourlot)
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Sheet size: approximately 14 × 10¼ in (36 × 26 cm)
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Recto: Rouault, Tête de femme (color)
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Verso: Derain, Portrait (charcoal)
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Condition: inner margin preserved with slight jaggedness from separation; light margin toning; no losses into image
Please view all photos for margins, condition, and both sides of the sheet.
