Set of 21 etchings by Martin van Maele for the English edition of ‘Thais’ by Anatole France published in London by Charles Carrington in 1901. Printed on vowe paper without a watermark in two colours with the black image and sepia historiated border. All etchings are inscribed with the artist’s monogram; one of the etchings bears inscriptions ORGUEIL, LUXURE, DOUTE (mirror image).
Dimensions: sheet: 317 x 250 mm; plate: 170 x 115 mm; image: 155 x 100 mm.
Catalogue raisonné: S. A. Perry: № 64. Per Perry, the edition was printed in 500 copies on ‘handmade paper watermarked ‘Van Gelder’.
Contributor:
Martin van Maële [Martin, Maurice François Alfred] (French, 1863 – 1926)