Henri Martin (1860-1943)
Dante rencontre Béatrix, 1898
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed on the plate lower left margin
L'Estampe Moderne's blind stamp on the bottom right corner
Dimensions:
+Size of the sheet : 30,5 x 40,7 cm / 12 x 16 in.
+Size of the image : 25,5 x 31 cm / 10 x 12,2 in.
Condition: In overall good condition with soft handling creases and some minor stains in margins. The upper left margin is visibly damaged and one minor tear in the image. Image very clean otherwise.
Tipped-on paper.
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.