V** Collection. Prints & Drawings. Auction of May 27, 19 - Lot 68

V** Collection. Prints & Drawings. Auction of May 27, 1926.* Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Room No. 10, Thursday, May 27, 1926. In-4, paperback, cover illustrated with an ornate decorative border printed in black and red. Catalog of the V* Collection devoted to a significant collection of prints and drawings. Auction conducted by Maître F. Lair-Dubreuil, auctioneer, assisted by Louis Godefroy, expert. The catalog brings together old prints and drawings from various schools, including notably Albrecht Dürer, Jacques-Louis David, and Antoine Watteau. Illustrated with out-of-text reproductions, including a print after Dürer and a drawing by Watteau. An interesting vintage public auction catalog documenting the Parisian market for prints and drawings in the 1920s. Cover heavily pitted and stained, with foxing, soiling, and edge wear; stitching visible in places; interior shows foxing but remains in fair condition.

Estimate:$33.6

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