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Maurice Asselin — Maurice Asselin. Dix estampes originales.
Maurice Asselin

Maurice Asselin. Dix estampes originales.

1946

Published in Paris in 1946 under the imprint of Rombaldi and the celebrated series Maîtres de l'Estampe Française Contemporaine, this complete suite of ten original prints represents a refined example of mid-century French printmaking at its most deliberate and assured. The portfolio brings together five etchings and five lithographs, one of which is printed in color, demonstrating Asselin's command across two technically distinct processes. Each sheet is executed on fine wove paper and survives in perfect condition, a remarkable state of preservation for a work now approaching its ninth decade. The edition was strictly limited to one hundred sets, lending the suite a quiet rarity consistent with the prestige of the publishing program that produced it. Maurice Asselin occupies a distinctive position within the post-Impressionist tradition in France, an artist associated with the intimist sensibility that flourished in the decades surrounding the two World Wars. His work draws on close observation of domestic interiors, figures, and the textures of everyday life, rendered with a warmth and tonal subtlety that resists easy categorization. In this suite, those qualities translate naturally into the printmaking medium, where his sensitivity to line and surface finds an outlet suited to both the etching needle and the lithographic crayon. The presence of a color lithograph within the set adds visual variety and underscores the ambition of the project as a showcase for his full graphic range. This set is presented without the original text pages or folding case, yet it remains fully intact as a coherent artistic statement, each print signed and numbered by the artist. For collectors with an interest in the graphic arts of twentieth-century France, the combination of provenance, condition, limited edition size, and the prestige of the Maîtres de l'Estampe series makes this suite a genuinely compelling acquisition. Works by Asselin appear with increasing infrequency in the market, and a complete, signed suite of this quality is seldom encountered.

Medium
Lithographs and etchings
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, Barcelona

For Sale — €750

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Maurice Asselin, Maurice Asselin. Dix estampes originales., 1946

Published in Paris in 1946 under the imprint of Rombaldi and the celebrated series Maîtres de l'Estampe Française Contemporaine, this complete suite of ten original prints represents a refined example of mid-century French printmaking at its most deliberate and assured. The portfolio brings together five etchings and five lithographs, one of which is printed in color, demonstrating Asselin's command across two technically distinct processes. Each sheet is executed on fine wove paper and survives in perfect condition, a remarkable state of preservation for a work now approaching its ninth decade. The edition was strictly limited to one hundred sets, lending the suite a quiet rarity consistent with the prestige of the publishing program that produced it. Maurice Asselin occupies a distinctive position within the post-Impressionist tradition in France, an artist associated with the intimist sensibility that flourished in the decades surrounding the two World Wars. His work draws on close observation of domestic interiors, figures, and the textures of everyday life, rendered with a warmth and tonal subtlety that resists easy categorization. In this suite, those qualities translate naturally into the printmaking medium, where his sensitivity to line and surface finds an outlet suited to both the etching needle and the lithographic crayon. The presence of a color lithograph within the set adds visual variety and underscores the ambition of the project as a showcase for his full graphic range. This set is presented without the original text pages or folding case, yet it remains fully intact as a coherent artistic statement, each print signed and numbered by the artist. For collectors with an interest in the graphic arts of twentieth-century France, the combination of provenance, condition, limited edition size, and the prestige of the Maîtres de l'Estampe series makes this suite a genuinely compelling acquisition. Works by Asselin appear with increasing infrequency in the market, and a complete, signed suite of this quality is seldom encountered.

Medium
Lithographs and etchings
Dimensions
sheet: 25 x 32.5 cm
Year
1946
Edition
of 100
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Sylvan Cole Gallery, United States

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Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris