Georges de Feure (1868-1943) - Retour, de « L'Estampe Moderne » (n° 2, juin 1897)






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Georges de Feure (1868–1943) created Retour, from L'Estampe Moderne (No. 2, June 1897), a 1897 lithography in colours on Velin paper, signed in the stone and dated, in very good condition and unframed, original edition in the Art Nouveau style.
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Georges de FEURE (French, 1868-1943)
Return, from “L'Estampe Moderne” (No. 2, June 1897), 1897
Color lithograph on velin paper
Signed and dated in the plate on the left; dry stamp of the publication (profile of a young woman, Lugt 2790) in the lower right margin
Dimensions:
Sheet: approx. 40 × 30 cm (16 × 12 in.)
Condition: In very good condition, unframed
Plate from L'Estampe Moderne, the famous subscription-based publication that appeared monthly in Paris from May 1897 to April 1899 under the direction of Ch. Masson and H. Piazza and printed by Imprimerie Champenois, with each issue offering four original lithographs specially commissioned for the revue, accompanied by a captioned serpent. One of the most sought-after plates in the series and an iconic image of Symbolist Art Nouveau by de Feure — red-haired woman, greyhound, sailing ship and stylized flowers — in the vein of his decorative works for the House of Art Nouveau in Bing.
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Georges de FEURE (French, 1868-1943)
Return, from “L'Estampe Moderne” (No. 2, June 1897), 1897
Color lithograph on velin paper
Signed and dated in the plate on the left; dry stamp of the publication (profile of a young woman, Lugt 2790) in the lower right margin
Dimensions:
Sheet: approx. 40 × 30 cm (16 × 12 in.)
Condition: In very good condition, unframed
Plate from L'Estampe Moderne, the famous subscription-based publication that appeared monthly in Paris from May 1897 to April 1899 under the direction of Ch. Masson and H. Piazza and printed by Imprimerie Champenois, with each issue offering four original lithographs specially commissioned for the revue, accompanied by a captioned serpent. One of the most sought-after plates in the series and an iconic image of Symbolist Art Nouveau by de Feure — red-haired woman, greyhound, sailing ship and stylized flowers — in the vein of his decorative works for the House of Art Nouveau in Bing.
