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Le
Cafe du Commerce-
1913, Etching
Sylvain Laboureur
126, Godefroy 126. Edition of 35. Signed in pencil and numbered 21/35
imp. Titled in the artist’s hand, in the lower left sheet corner.
Signed and dated MCMXIII in the plate, lower right.
Image size: 11 13/16
x 13 5/8 inches (300 x 346 mm); sheet size 12 3/4 x 14 7/16 inches (324
x 367 mm).
A fine impression,
with rich burr and overall subtle plate tone, on cream wove paper; full
margins (3/8 to 1 inch), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist.
Widely considered
to be Laboureur’s greatest Cubist Print. In his catalogue LeComte
notes “Piece cubiste, capitale dans l’oeuvre de l’artist.”
Provenance: Galerie
Marcel LeComte, sale Paris, 1974; ex-collection FB (collector’s
stamp verso).
$16,000. |