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Lot 246 Dα

Paul Jacoulet - Premier Amour. Yap, Ouest Carolines

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.700 €

Paul Jacoulet

Premier Amour. Yap, Ouest Carolines

Reclining, half nude young woman. Sign. in pencil: Paul Jacoulet. Good luck hammer seal: Jakurei. Watermark: JP. Jakurei. Block carver: Maeda Kentarô. First edition (without title): 73/150. 1937. Rare. Fine impression, blind printing, very good colours, mica, silver, slight foxing and browned mostly on verso, slight creasing in margin, small worm hole in the hair area, remnants of former mounting in corners verso, production holes in upper corners.
37.2 x 48.5 cm

For the background a mixture of pink pigments, wax and silver mica was used. The mixture is very fugitive and its effects are unpredictable.

Provenance

Collection Pedro Leão Veloso (1887-1947), Brazilian ambassador in Tokyo, acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, Brussels