Pissarro, Lucien

Lucien Pissarro Two Wood engravings on one sheet

Description

Lucien Pissarro wood engravings printed from the original blocks. Both were published in ‘Twelve Woodcuts in Black and Colours’ in 1891. Later printed from the original wood blocks in a small edition of 160 copies on japon paper, as issued by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in 1980

‘Le Tennis’

Block made circa 1890 (Reference SB 52; Fern 59)

Published in ‘Twelve Woodcuts in Black and Colours’ in 1891.

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‘Contentment’

Block made circa 1890 (Reference SB 52; Fern 56)

Published in ‘Twelve Woodcuts in Black and Colours’ in 1891.Reproduced in Notes on the Eragny Press in 1957.

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Size  4 x 7.5  inches ((100 x 190mm)

Sheet size  6 x 9.5 inches  (150 x 250mm)