Charles Guérin (1873-1907)
Sirène, 1898
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed on the plate lower left margin
L'Estampe Moderne's blind stamp on the bttom right corner
Dimensions:
+Size of the sheet : 40,5 x 30,5 cm / 15,9 x 12 in.
+Size of the image : 26 x 21,5 cm / 10,2 x 8,4 in.
Condition: In overall good condition with soft handling creases and some minor stains in the margins. The right margin is visibly damaged with some folds and tears (check pictures). Image very clean
otherwise.
Issued from the famous set L' Estampe Moderne
Published by Masson & Piazza, Paris.
Not unlike the Maitre de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Moderne was a portfolio printed between 1897-99, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original
lithographs in each. Each was commissioned only for this series.
As well as Mucha, some of the contributing artists included Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset.