Edmund Blampied, R.E. 1886-1966.
Les Deux Petite Verres. 1928-29. Drypoint. Appleby 135.10 1/2 x 10 3/16 (sheet 18 1/4 x 12 3/8). Edition 100, #65. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly (1937): 374. A horizontal fold in the upper and lower margins, well away from the image; otherwise excellent condition, apart from. A rich impression, with burr, printed on the full sheet of laid paper. Signed and numbered in pencil. $2,500.
This is a most charming study of Blampied and his wife, Marianne, sitting in a cafe, about to imbibe. The title is a pun on the glasses and the couple. See Tout de Suite for a similar scene.
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