Carl Moser (Austrian, 1873-1939) - Lot 216

Carl Moser (Austrian, 1873-1939) Bretonisches Mädchen (Young Breton Woman, or Headdress Study, Concarneau). 1904. Woodcut. 208 x 297. Near Kirschl 18; Kirschl (Pont-Aven) 7. Colour print. Very fine proof on japon pelure, printed without margins beyond the square line, annotated in pencil under the engraved signature: "Bretonisches Mädchen / Org-Farb / Holzschnitt / C. Moser / Concarneau / 04 / Gravure / sur bois / en couleurs". Two large light freckles in the subject. A few other tiny spots. Small tear in upper right corner. Rare. Stamp R. T. stamp on mount. This print appeared in the following exhibitions: Cent ans d'estampes en Bretagne, Le Faouët, 1998 (reproduced in catalog no. 240); Before and After Gauguin, Atlanta, 2008. "The artist] began with a figure that would later become a kind of emblem of her art: the little Breton woman seen from three-quarters back. She never ceased to accompany him, in constantly renewed versions." (Carl Moser 1873-1939, exhibition catalog, Musée de Pont-Aven, September 30 1995-January 3 1996).