Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, dit) (1875-1963) - Lot 278

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp, dit) (1875-1963) The Women of Ushant. 1903. Aquatint with etching and roulette lines. 373 x 272. Ginestet and Pouillon 81. Color impression (brown-green tones). Good proof on glazed vellum, exceptionally reproduced in white gouache in the headpieces, numbered and signed in pencil, washed (numbering and signature rubbed). 15 mm oblique tear across the upper left corner of the subject, restored on verso. Short tear in lower right-hand corner. Good margins. Final edition of 50 proofs. Ed. Sagot éd. red stamp R. T. This print was featured in the following exhibitions: Cent ans d'estampes en Bretagne, Le Faouët, 1998 (reproduced in catalog no. 233); Before and After Gauguin, Atlanta, 2008.