Coloured pochoir with an erotical illustration by Paul-Émile Bécat for the novel 'Le Doctorat impromptu' by Robert-André Andréa de Nerciat, from a numbered collection, No. 179 of 200, signed in the plate, Paris, 1946.
ARTIST:
Paul-Émile Bécat (1885 - 1960) was a French painter and illustrator, he became famous especially for his illustrations of works by well-known writers and poets, predominantly with erotical and titillating illustrations.
DESCRIPTION:
Colour pochoir by Paul-Émile Bécat, No. 179 of 200, printed by Jacomet and published by Edition Eryx in Paris, 1949. An erotical scene from the novel 'Le Doctorat Impromptu' by Andréa de Nerciat is illustrated predominantly in pastel colouring and signed in the plate by the artist at the lower right side. The illustration is fixed below a passepartout.
SIZE:
passepartout: about h 50,0 cm x w 40,0 cm
leaf: about h 25,8 cm x w 19,7 cm
illustration: about h 17,5 cm x w 12,8 cm
CONDITION:
- in very good condition
- paper with minimal browning
- one small stain outside illustration
