Henry Julien DETOUCHE

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Louis Forain.
Handsome copy.

Rare original lithograph printed in colors, executed by Henry Detouche for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 12 published in April 1898.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japan paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on verso, light trace of the stamp from the previous engraving on recto; engraving preceded by a tissue guard captioned with the artist's name, title and text by the artist; blank tissue guard.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs w

Rare original lithograph, executed by Henry Detouche for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 12 published in April 1898.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with large margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with the numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on verso, pale marginal foxing, small dark dampstain in corner, slight trace of the stamp from the previous engraving on recto.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other journals such as L