Etching from 1967.
Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secrets d’Apollinaire.
Numbered 122/145 and hand-signed by the artist.
Sheet dimensions: 15 × 11 in (38 × 28 cm).
Frame dimensions: 20.5 × 16.5 in (52 × 42 cm).
Publisher: Pierre Argillet, Paris.
Catalogue raisonné: Field 67-10F; Michler/Löpsinger 190g.
Provenance: Acquired from a Swiss private collection as part of a complete set of the Poèmes Secrets d’Apollinaire series, with each work bearing the corresponding edition number. This continuity of numbering and provenance is particularly desirable to collectors and provides additional assurance regarding the work’s history and integrity.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery, confirming its catalogue raisonné references and edition details.
