Lot 1305: 6 Art Nouveau Prints Incl. Ricordi Portfolio, Maitres de l’Affiche

Group of six (6) framed Art Nouveau prints. Item 1: Color lithograph after Luigi Caldanzano’s (Italian, 1880-1928) advertisement poster for the opera “’Amore dei Tre Re” (The Love of the Three Kings) that depicts a man who carries a woman draped over his right shoulder. From the Gli Avvisi Delle Officine G. Ricordi & C. portfolio, AKA the Ricordi Portfolio. Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with orange mat. Sight: 11 1/4 in. H x 6 in. W. Framed: 17 1/2 in. H x 12 in. W. Circa 1914. Item 2: Raoul du Gardier (French, 1871-1952) etching with aquatint in bistre on laid paper entitled “Depart pour la Promenade” (Departure for the Walk) that depicts a woman and her dog as she opens an interior door. Published in Revue de l’Art Ancien et Moderne. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame Sight: 9 1/4 in. H x 6 1/4 in. W. Framed: 15 1/2 in. H x 12 1/2 in. W. 1905. Item 3:  Giuseppe Boano (1872-1938) lithograph, “Teatro Regio,” from the subscription series “Les Maitres de l’Affiche,” 1895-1900. Blindstamp lower left. Housed in a contemporary wood frame under a beige mat and TrueVue glass. Sight: 12 1/2 in H. x 8 3/4 in. W. Framed: 19 in. H x 15 1/2 in. W. 1898. Item 4: Paul Balluriau (French, 1860-1917) color lithograph entitled “Crepuscule” (Twilight) that depicts a woman in a yellow dress who stands between trees and hold a man’s hand, with additional figures and a church with tombstone in the background, likely a funerary procession. Published in L’Estampe Moderne no. 3. Housed under acrylic in a giltwood frame with cream textile mat. Sight: 13 1/4 in. H x 8 5/8 in. W. Framed: 20 9/16 in. H x 15 7/8 in. W. 1897. Items 5-6: Two (2) framed lithographs from the book Les Affiches Etrangeres Illustrees, M. Bauwens, et. al., Paris, 1897. Emile-Barthelemy Fabry’s (Belgium, 1865 – 1966) “Pour L’Art” depicting a man in a winged helmet, standing with outstretched arms in front of the sun. After the artist’s 1895 poster for the 3rd Exposition at the Museum of Modern Art, Paris. Sight: 8 1/4 H x 6 1/4 in. W. Framed: 15 in. H x 13 in. W. Plus Fernand Toussaint (Belgium, 1873-1955) color lithograph of a winged woman harvesting flowers with a sickle, 1897. After the artist’s 1895 poster that advertised an exhibition by the Brussels-based artist group Le Sillon (The Furrow). Sight: 10 1/2 H x 8 in. W.  Framed: 17 1/2 in. H x n 14 3/4 in. W. 

PROVENANCE: The estate of Robert Estrin, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition. 1st item’s frame with with 3/4-inch long loss to upper left corner. 2nd item with lower right corner clipped at approximately 1/4 inch plus negligible foxing primarily to margins.