Description
Original 1939 double-sided lithograph leaf printed by Mourlot Frères for Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6 (the special double number directed by Tériade). Recto shows Pierre Bonnard, Jeune fille dans une barque (Young Girl in a Boat) in rich color; verso presents Bonnard, Le Petit Déjeuner (Breakfast) in monochrome. Issued unsigned (signed in the stone), carefully removed from the binding with the inner (gutter) margin preserved. Light perimeter toning and minor edge touches limited to margins; image fields are clean and present well. Ships flat in archival materials.
Why this sheet is desirable
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From the landmark 1939 Verve portfolio of original lithographs by the leading École de Paris artists
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Printed at Mourlot, the premier Paris atelier for 20th-century artist lithography
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Two Bonnard images on one sheet-strong color recto with an atmospheric dining-table scene verso
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Authentic period leaf with original margins; not a later reproduction
Details
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Medium: Color lithograph (recto) and b/w lithograph (verso) on wove paper
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Sheet size: approx. 14 × 10¼ in (36 × 26 cm)
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Recto: Jeune fille dans une barque
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Verso: Le Petit Déjeuner
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Not hand-signed; signed in the stone; inner margin retained after removal from binding
Please view all photos for margins, condition, and both sides of the sheet.
