Sale 1200
New York
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13 February 2003
Price realised
USD 4,780
Estimate
GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958) Pierrot Noir, from Cirque (Chapon & Rouault 241) aquatint in colors, 1930, on wove paper, from the edition of 270, with full margins, mat staining, pale offsetting on the reverse, otherwise in very good condition, framed P. 12 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (308 x 205 mm.) S. 17¾ x 13½ in. (450 x 342 mm.)
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Please note that this lot is from Cirque de l'étoile filante, 1935, and is from an edition of 280.
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