Alphonse Legros. 1837-1911.
Le bouleaux: bord de l'eau, effect du matin. (Birches: along the water, effect of morning). Etching. Bliss 325.iii/iv. 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 (sheet 9 x 11 9/16). Edition 42 in this state (total 98 proofs in 3 states plus an unrecorded edition in state 4 in which the plate was reduced). Printed with plate tone on 'O.W.P.L.' cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $450.
Chercheurs du Trésor (Treasure Hunters). Etching. Wright 697. 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 (sheet 5 5/8 x 6 3/4). Printed with plate tone on antique cream laid paper. Possibly the treasure is the wild truffle. Signed in pencil. $325.
Job. Etching. Bliss 256.ii/iii; Malassis and Thibadeau 67. 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 (sheet 6 1/8 x 5 3/8). A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed in pencil. $275.
La Lisière de Fôret. (The Edge of the Forest). Etching. Bliss 504. 8 x 12 1/2 (sheet 9 1/4 x 13 5/8). A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. A large, impressive plate with subtle inking. $275.
Pont de Moulin. (Mill Near the Bridge). Etching. Bliss 480 iv/vii. 4 7/8 x 6 1/8 (sheet 6 7/16 x 7 1/2). Printed with subtle plate tone on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $325.
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