Jacques WÉLY

Rare original color lithograph, executed by Jacques Wely for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 7 published in November 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japan paper with wide margins, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's dry stamp depicting a child's profile in the lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe printing on the verso, minimal corner damage of no consequence; engraving preceded by a tissue guard captioned with the artist's name, title and a poem; blank tissue guard.
Lithograph inspired by a text by Pierre Loti from his novel Mon frère Yves of which an extract is reproduced on the print's tissue guard.

Rare original lithograph, executed by Jacques Wely for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 7 published in November 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China with wide margins, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in lower margin, mounted on a laid paper sheet with on the back the numbered stamp of the deluxe printing, pale marginal foxing.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards, were created specially by each...