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CHRISTIAN BERARD
1902-1949 Paris, 1902 – 1949 Paris (French)
Title: Portfolio Dedie a L’elegance, 1945
Technique: Original Portfolio of Lithographs in colours on vellum paper
Paper size: 33 x 26 cm / 12.9 x 10.2 in
Additional Information: This portfolio titled “Dedie a L’Elegance” contains a lithograph based on a gouache by the French Ballet Russes artist Christian Berard. The lithograph is signed in the plate “Berard” at the lower right hand corner. It was printed in a limited edition of 2,000 impressions in Paris. There is a number in black ink 176/2000 inside the front cover. The portfolio contains also a black and white lithograph by Andre Fougeron (French painter), one by Valentine Hugo, and finally one in colour by Konchageos.
Condition: Discolouration and some foxing. Some tears throughout and some paper missing along the edges.