MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 1 December 2011
1 December 2011
406. EXTER, ALEXANDRA (1882-1949)
Autograph Illustrated Manuscript of Anatole France's "Le Mystère du Sang", with three full-page and one half-page original signed gouaches by Exter, the manuscript dated "12 Juin 1941".
Gouache and calligraphy in ink on Arches paper, 34 by 26 cm.
20,000-30,000 GBP
Provenance: Important private collection, Germany.
Only two unique copies of the present manuscript of Anatole France’s Le Mystère du Sang were made. The volume was handwritten by Guido Colucci and is illustrated with four original gouaches by Alexandra Exter. The copy offered here was made for the artist.
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