Description
Original 1939 double-sided lithograph leaf from Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6 (special double number directed by Tériade), printed by Mourlot Frères in France. Recto presents Pierre Bonnard (portrait plate with Bonnard’s soft palette); verso features Fernand Leger, “Tête et feuille (Head and Leaf)” in pen-style lithography. Issued unsigned as published (signed in the stone). Carefully removed from the binding with the inner (gutter) margin preserved; light perimeter toning and minor edge touches confined to margins; image fields clean. Ships flat in archival materials.
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Landmark 1939 Verve portfolio of original artist lithographs (Braque, Matisse, Bonnard, Léger, Klee, Rouault, etc.)
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Printed at Mourlot, the premier Paris atelier for 20th-century lithography
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Desirable pairing-Bonnard recto and Léger verso-broad collector appeal and strong provenance
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Period sheet with original margins; authentic-not a modern reproduction
Details
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Medium: Color lithograph (Bonnard) / b&w lithograph (Leger) on wove paper
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Sheet size: approx. 14 × 10¼ in (36 × 26 cm)
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Verso text as issued may be present on some leaves in this sequence
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Not hand-signed; issued unsigned, signed in the stone
Please view all photos for margins, condition, and both sides of the sheet.
