Lot Essay
Complete sets of a Nuit are very rare. To our knowledge only two sets have been offered at auction in the last 25 years.
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THE PROPERTY OF ANN VERSHBOW
REDON, Odilon (1840-1916)
Details
REDON, Odilon (1840-1916)
La Nuit (M. 62-67)
The complete set of six lithographs, 1886, on Chine appliqué paper, all signed in pencil, fine impressions from the edition of fifty, printed by Lemercier and distributed by L. Dumont, Paris, the full sheets, three plates with tears in the margins, reaching just into the upper subject of plate V, surface dirt and minor stains in the margins, with the original cream paper folder with the name of the artist, title and date on the front, all within a modern quarter morocco and blue cloth box (portfolio)
Overall: 16 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (423 x 295 mm.)
Images: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (293 x 220 mm.)(and smaller)
Sheets: 16 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (420 x 292 mm.)(and similar)
La Nuit (M. 62-67)
The complete set of six lithographs, 1886, on Chine appliqué paper, all signed in pencil, fine impressions from the edition of fifty, printed by Lemercier and distributed by L. Dumont, Paris, the full sheets, three plates with tears in the margins, reaching just into the upper subject of plate V, surface dirt and minor stains in the margins, with the original cream paper folder with the name of the artist, title and date on the front, all within a modern quarter morocco and blue cloth box (portfolio)
Overall: 16 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (423 x 295 mm.)
Images: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (293 x 220 mm.)(and smaller)
Sheets: 16 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (420 x 292 mm.)(and similar)
Provenance
acquired 1954