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Les Bretonneries Cover; Bretons dans une Barque; Femmes étendant du Linge; Femmes faisant les Foins (Boyle-Turner p.48, fig. 6, B. 4, B. 7b, B. 6)
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Emile Bernard (1868-1941)
Les Bretonneries
Cover; Bretons dans une Barque; Femmes étendant du Linge; Femmes faisant les Foins (Boyle-Turner p.48, fig. 6, B. 4, B. 7b, B. 6)
the set of four zincographs with hand-colouring, 1889, on cream wove paper, from the set of seven, with margins, one or two pinholes and nicks, a few soft creases, otherwise generally in very good condition
overall S. 345 x 280mm. (4)
Les Bretonneries
Cover; Bretons dans une Barque; Femmes étendant du Linge; Femmes faisant les Foins (Boyle-Turner p.48, fig. 6, B. 4, B. 7b, B. 6)
the set of four zincographs with hand-colouring, 1889, on cream wove paper, from the set of seven, with margins, one or two pinholes and nicks, a few soft creases, otherwise generally in very good condition
overall S. 345 x 280mm. (4)
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Further details
'During the winter of 1888-89, just after his return from Pont-Aven, Bernard executed a series of seven zincographs. These were announced in the Volpini catalogue in the spring of 1889 and were available for viewing at the exhibition. The edition must have been extremely small since these prints are very rare indeed. It is not even known if an actual edition was ever printed. The words "available upon request" in the Volpini catalogue suggest that they may have been printed only when ordered. The zinc plates were professionally printed, probably in the Atelier of Edouard Ancourt, who printed Gauguin's zincs of the same winter. Bernard seems to have watercolored most of the impressions, experimenting widely with colours, making each print unique.' (C. Boyle-Turner, The Prints of the Pont-Aven School, 1986, p. 48)