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JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN "MAISON CLOSE" ORIGINAL ETCHI

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JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN "MAISON CLOSE" ORIGINAL ETCHING - CATALOGUE REFERENCE GUERIN 21. IN 1880 FORAIN EXECUTED SIX ETCHINGS FOR J. K. HUYSMANS "CROQUIS PARISIENS"; ONLY FOUR WERE PUBLISHED AT THE TIME. THIS ETCHING IS ONE OF THE TWO "REFUSÉES" (REFUSED BY PUBLISHER HENRI VATON, PRESUMABLY FOR BEING TOO RISQUE. THE SCENE DEPICTS LIFE IN A PARIS BROTHEL.). A FINE IMPRESSION ON LAID PAPER. NOT SIGNED. PLATE SIZE: 3 3/4 X 5 3/4 INCHES (97 X 147MM). THIS IMPRESSION IS ONE OF THE RARE FEW TO HAVE BEEN PRINTED IN 1880; - PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED & MATTED - -

Very Good - Near Mint

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