Monday, September 19, 2011

"Nu de Profil," et Al. by Georges Rouault

Georges Rouault's prints are characterized by bold form and color. His "Nu de Profil" from 1936 is an exceptionally strong graphic statement.

This lot is being offered at Swann Galleries in New York this week on September 22. So are the lots that follow.

Sale 2254 Lot 612 September 22, 2011
GEORGES ROUAULT
Nu de profil.

Color aquatint, 1936. 306x204 mm; 12 1/8x8 1/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 250. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Les Fleurs du Mal. A very good impression with strong colors. Chapon/Rouault 274; Wofsy 272.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $3,600.


More Georges:


Sale 2254 Lot 609
GEORGES ROUAULT
Enfant de la Balle.

Color aquatint, 1935. 311x210 mm; 12 1/4x8 1/4 inches, full margins. Edition of 280. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Cirque de l'Étoile Filante. A good impression. Chapon/Rouault 249; Wofsy 328.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $1,200

Sale 2254 Lot 610
GEORGES ROUAULT
Le Renchéri.

Color aquatint, 1935. 318x211 mm; 12 1/2x8 3/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 280. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Cirque de l'Étoile Filante. A very good impression with vibrant colors. Chapon/Rouault 252; Wofsy 331.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $1,800

Sale 2254 Lot 611
GEORGES ROUAULT
Auguste.

Color aquatint, 1935. 318x211 mm; 12 1/2x8 3/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 280. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Cirque de l'Étoile Filante. A very good impression with vibrant colors. Chapon/Rouault 255; Wofsy 334.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $2,800


Sale 2254 Lot 613
GEORGES ROUAULT 
Christ au Faubourg.


Color aquatint, 1935. 297x205 mm; 11 7/8x8 1/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 245. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Passion. A very good impression. Chapon/Rouault 258; Wofsy 338.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $1,300



Sale 2254 Lot 614
GEORGES ROUAULT 
La Petite Ecuyère.

Color aquatint and etching, 1936. 308x214 mm; 12 1/4x8 1/2 inches, full margins. Edition of 280. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From Cirque de l'Étoile Filante. A very good impression with strong colors. Chapon/Rouault 245; Wofsy 324.
Estimate $5,000-8,000
September 23, 2011:  Unsold



Sale 2254 Lot 615
GEORGES ROUAULT 
Fleurs Décoratifs.

Color aquatint, circa 1940. 558x381 mm; 21 5/8x15 inches, full margins. Numbered 23/175 and annotated in ink, lower margin. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. A very good impression with vibrant colors. Wofsy 287.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $3,400


Sale 2254 Lot 616
GEORGES ROUAULT
Le Juge.




Color aquatint, 1939. 297x205 mm; 11 3/4x8 1/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 110. From Georges Rouault by Lionello Venturi. A superb impression of this scarce print, with strong colors. Chapon/Rouault 289.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $1,800

Sale 2254 Lot 617

GEORGES ROUAULT 
Two aquatints from Miserere.


Homo Homini Lupus. 580x415 mm; 22 7/8x16 3/8 inches, 1 to 1 5/8-inch margins * Face à Face. 575x435 mm; 22 5/8x17 1/8 inches, full margins. Both 1922-27. Both an edition of 450. Printed by Jacquemin under the direction of Vollard, Paris. Published by Editions de l'Étoile Filante, Paris, 1948.


With--Nature Morte, color lithograph. 355x262 mm; 14x10 3/8 inches, full margins. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Tériade, Paris. From Verve, volume 1, number 4, 1939. Wofsy 144 and 147, (the last not listed).
Estimate $1,200-1,800
September 23, 2011:  Sold for $700






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