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An original lithograph on wove paper after Dutch artist Constantin Guys (1802-1892) titled "Femmes en Jolie Robes", 1939. Limited edition: approx. 2000. Authorized by the Guys estate. Comes from the famous "Verve" portfolio, Volume 1. Printed and published by "Verve", Paris, France, 1939. There is another lithograph on verso as issued. Sheet size: 14" x 10.5". In excellent condition."Verve" was a modernist Parisian art magazine published by Teriade between 1937 and 1960. The magazine was first published in December 1937. The headquarters of the magazine was in Paris. It published 38 issues in 10 volumes including lithographs by the most prominent artists of the Parisian art scene of the first half of the 20th century. In addition, the early contributors included James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway. The magazine folded in 1960.Constantin Guys, Ernest-Adolphe-Hyacinthe-Constantin, (December 3, 1802 – December 13, 1892) was a Dutch-born Crimean War correspondent, watercolor painter, and illustrator for British and French newspapers.Guys were born in Vlissingen. Baudelaire called him the "painter of modern life, " and wrote a long essay on Guys in which he extensively praised his works, under the pseudonym "Monsieur G". Robert de Montesquiou wrote a review of Guys that acknowledged Baudelaire’s essay, compared Guys favorably to Whistler, and emphasized his portrayal of details of women’s clothing, and horse carriages. His subjects were Second French Empire life. In the Dutch novel "Au pair" by W. F. Hermans, one of the main characters is fascinated by Constantin Guys. Guys died in Paris, aged 90. Please check out Lot #’s 0482 & 0483 The Callcott and the Shayer original art, These are important original antique paintings .
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