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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
EUGENE GRASSET (1841-1917) ENCRE L. MARQUET. 1892. 41 1/4x31 1/2 inches, 105x80cm. Malherbe, Paris. Condition B / B+: repaired tears, creases, staining and restoration in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. This is the first poster that exhibits Grasset's fully mature artistic style. Victor Arwas explains that to advertise this ink company, Grasset depicts a "dreamy young woman" who is preparing to use her quill, and how the "looming clouds rival the decorative flow of her long hair." Ann Murray Robertson points out "how ingenious [Grasset] was to integrate text and image, turning the advertising panel into an accessory of the décor." Arwas p. 33, Grasset p. 115, Maitres 158, DFP-II 404, Maitres 1900 p. 23 (var), Gold 3.
