Lot 143
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) after.
Le Déjeuner sur L'Herbe (Cherpin 9; Leymarie-Melot 9)
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) after.
Le Déjeuner sur L'Herbe (Cherpin 9; Leymarie-Melot 9)
Lithograph printed in colours, 1894 printed in 1914, printed by Auguste Clot, Paris, on chine-volant paper, with full margins, sheet 360 x 440mm (14 1/8 x 17 1/4in)
The present work was produced in homage to Claude Monet's painting of the same title and the lithograph was intended to be published by Vollard in his Album d'Estampes de la Galerie Vollard. Cezanne supervised the production of the maquette, however for unknown reasons the work was not published by Vollard, and it remained unprinted until 1914 when the current edition was pulled by the master printer Auguste Clot.
Description
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) after.
Le Déjeuner sur L'Herbe (Cherpin 9; Leymarie-Melot 9)
Lithograph printed in colours, 1894 printed in 1914, printed by Auguste Clot, Paris, on chine-volant paper, with full margins, sheet 360 x 440mm (14 1/8 x 17 1/4in)
The present work was produced in homage to Claude Monet's painting of the same title and the lithograph was intended to be published by Vollard in his Album d'Estampes de la Galerie Vollard. Cezanne supervised the production of the maquette, however for unknown reasons the work was not published by Vollard, and it remained unprinted until 1914 when the current edition was pulled by the master printer Auguste Clot.