| Artist: | Albert Marquet (French, 1875–1947) |
| Title: | Sans titre; two erotic plates |
| Place/Date: | Paris / 1959 (posthumous edition) |
| Medium: | Lithograph |
| Paper: | Arches wove paper, watermarked |
| Dimensions: | 278 × 387 mm |
| Signature: | Initialled in the plate “AM” |
| Edition: | From an album of 28 plates; edition of 100 numbered copies reserved for members of Les Amis du Pont-Neuf, plus 20 artist’s copies |
| Publisher: | Les Amis du Pont-Neuf (Paris) |
| Colophon: | Album réalisé en 1959 pour Les Amis du Pont-Neuf; exemplaire numéroté (colophon text present in the album) |
Note: Issued loose in the publisher’s illustrated suede-covered folder with flaps, housed in a slipcase. Rare erotic suite of 28 plates, executed in India ink with brush, pen, and bamboo reed. The drawings were made in Paris in 1912 and in Marseille in 1916 (Vieux-Port, quai de Rive-Neuve, in the studio of Monfort). Edition of 100 numbered copies on Arches vellum, reserved for members of the society, plus 20 artist’s copies.
Catalogue Raisonné: Dutel, № 1932 (v.3, p. 254).
Jean-Pierre Dutel writes:
[ALBERT MARQUET SANS TITRE] [ÉDITÉ À PARIS POUR LES AMIS DU PONT-NEUF]
In-4 oblong en feuilles (29 × 38) de 30 ff., chemise de daim à rabats, vignette libre à froid sur le premier plat, étui. Recueil de 28 dessins lithographiés du peintre Albert Marquet, publié en 1959. Il est accompagné d’une préface de Frédéric Mégret. Tirage : 120 ex. sur Arches dont 20 ex. d’auteur.
English translation:
[ALBERT MARQUET, UNTITLED] [PUBLISHED IN PARIS FOR LES AMIS DU PONT-NEUF]
Oblong quarto, loose sheets (29 × 38 cm), 30 leaves; suede folder with flaps, blind-stamped vignette on the front cover, slipcase. Collection of 28 lithographed drawings by the painter Albert Marquet, published in 1959. With a preface by Frédéric Mégret. Print run: 120 copies on Arches paper, including 20 artist’s copies.
Mentioned:
Frédéric Mégret (French, 1909–1975)
Eugène Montfort (French, 1877–1936)
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , Clandestine edition , Erotica , French art , Homosexual , Lesbians , Limited editions , Lithography , Love , Modern art , Nude , Pictorial album , Pictorial works , Posthumous works , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality , Women , Women in art |
| Media/Technique | Arches Vellum , Lithography , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1959 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel |
| Location | Tantsu 2.6. |
| Acquisition year | 2026 |