Gabriel Spenser

Details

Felix Labisse (1905-1982)
Gabriel Spenser
signed 'LABISSE.' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
12 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (32 x 25 cm.)

Provenance

Baron & Baroness Bertie Urvater, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004.

Special notice

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Sale room notice

Please note that the correct title of this work is Gabriel Spenser, and not as stated in the printed catalogue. It is one of Félix Labisse's drawings for Vies imaginaires by Marcel Schwob, published in Brussels in 1946 by Lumière editions.

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Lot Essay

We would like to thank Jean Binder for his help with researching this work.

The present work is one of Félix Labisse's drawings for Vies imaginaires by Marcel Schwob, published in Brussels in 1946 by Lumière editions.

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