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LOT 2102
Pierre Bonnard, Les Maitres de l'Affiche, Plate 38 - Original La Revue Blanche Poster
1896 A.D.
15 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (49 grams, 39.6 x 29 cm).
Buff-coloured paper reproduction poster with grey, sepia and black image of a woman in hat and fur coat with a child at her side; large lettering to lower centre 'La Revue Blanche'; title in handwritten script 'La Revue parait chaque mois en livraisons de 100 pages le No 1ere nureaux 3 rue Laffitte en vente partout'; 'bottom right blind stamp 'Imp. Edw. Ancourt, Paris'; bottom left 'Les Maîtres de l'Affiche Pl.38 / Imprimerie Chaix / (Encres Lorilleux & Cie.)'
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
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LOT 2102
Pierre Bonnard, Les Maitres de l'Affiche, Plate 38 - Original La Revue Blanche Poster
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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