Six Estampes Originales de Paul Berthon. (Les Six Vierges)
Berthon, Paul
Paris. Offert par la Maison E. Gerschel - Produite pour la Lithographie / Atelier Paul Berthon.. 1902
An excellent, complete and unsophisticated copy of Paul Berthon's rare portfolio 'Les Six Vierges'.
From the edition limited to 200 copies, with this one of 100 'souscrits par la Maison Gerschel & portant sa marque'.
The complete set of the 6 lithographic portraits by Paul Berthon printed in different colours.
This set has an extra state of the first of the prints, 'La Vierge au Houx', without remarque and signed in pencil.
The prints are titled as follows: I. La Fille aux Houx; II. La Femme aux Aiglents; III. La Vierge aux Lys; IV. La Florentine; V. Sainte Philomène; VI. Dame aux Hortensias.
From the edition limited to 200 copies, with this one of 100 'souscrits par la Maison Gerschel & portant sa marque'.
The complete set of the 6 lithographic portraits by Paul Berthon printed in different colours.
This set has an extra state of the first of the prints, 'La Vierge au Houx', without remarque and signed in pencil.
The prints are titled as follows: I. La Fille aux Houx; II. La Femme aux Aiglents; III. La Vierge aux Lys; IV. La Florentine; V. Sainte Philomène; VI. Dame aux Hortensias.
[6 leaves]. Folio. (560 x 382 mm). Wrapper with titles &c. and six original lithographs each in a single colour on large sheets of Japon Imperiale with large margins, each numbered beneath and with the stamp of Maison Gerschel. Loose as issued in original publisher's grey wove printed paper wrapper, pictorial titles with decoration, list of plates &c. by Berton to front cover in red, loose in later blue card portfolio with cloth tie.
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