Charles Cottet (1863-1925) - Lot 148

Charles Cottet (1863-1925) Bretonne in mourning cape (Study for Les Feux de la Saint-Jean, Morane 54). 1908. Drawing. Black stone and red chalk on white vellum. [245 x 310]. Strong trace of oxidation at the opening of an old mount. Minor soiling to edges of folio. On verso, annotation in pencil: "... vente de la collection Bénédite, Hôtel Drouot 31 mai 1928, n° 69 du catalog ". Stamp R. T. recto and verso. Joint: Femme d'Ouessant; Bretonne en cape de deuil. Etching, the 1st with aquatint. 120 x 115 and 125 x 128. Morane 50 and 57. Fine proofs, the 1st on ivory laid paper, from the print run for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne (1922), the 2nd on simili-japon, from the print run for the Gazette des beaux-arts (1911). Slight oxidation at mat opening. Full margins. Set of 3 p. (in a single mount). This set was included in the exhibition Cent ans d'estampes en Bretagne, Le Faouët, 1998.