Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
An important album of prints
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, Lot 91
8. Apr - 8. Apr 2009
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, Lot 91
8. Apr - 8. Apr 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949)
An important album of prints
containing 69 etchings, many with aquatint, drypoint, burnisher and electric roulette, some with extensive additions in brush and ink, watercolour, pencil or crayon, circa 1890-1949, on various papers, some with watermark Double-headed Eagle, four signed in pencil, most with margins, spot-glued onto the album pages (some now loose), often with small glue stains in the sheet corners showing through recto, some foxing, bound within an album designed by the artist, the linen-covered boards hand-printed in black and gold, the boards inside and the fly-leaves covered with thin wood-veneer, the binding in very good condition(album)
400 x 600 mm. (overall)
An important album of prints
containing 69 etchings, many with aquatint, drypoint, burnisher and electric roulette, some with extensive additions in brush and ink, watercolour, pencil or crayon, circa 1890-1949, on various papers, some with watermark Double-headed Eagle, four signed in pencil, most with margins, spot-glued onto the album pages (some now loose), often with small glue stains in the sheet corners showing through recto, some foxing, bound within an album designed by the artist, the linen-covered boards hand-printed in black and gold, the boards inside and the fly-leaves covered with thin wood-veneer, the binding in very good condition(album)
400 x 600 mm. (overall)
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