Sep 29, 2016 - Sale 2423

Sale 2423 - Lot 243

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(FRENCH CARTOONS.)
Portfolio of Belle Époque illustrations. Together, 18 drawings featuring humorous scenes of shopping sprees, courting, dancing, and tennis matches. Pen, ink, and wash on paper, heightened in white gouache and blue pencil. Each taped to larger sheet 432x356 mm; 17x14 inches overall. Many signed, with two dated [19]11. Occasional age-toning and discolorations. Mounted to large sheets of black paper with removable drafting tape, housed in a portfolio.