Le Dauphin mort et les trois cents Écus
Le Dauphin mort et les trois cents Écus
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.
1962
Le Dauphin mort et les trois cents Écus
The dead dolphin and the three hundred Drachmas
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.
In excellent condition, with bright, fresh colors, printed on a full sheet.
16 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches
1962
Mourlot 338
An extremely rare proof impression of the definitive state, apart from the book edition of 250 plus 20 hors commerce, and apart from the pencil-signed and numbered edition of 60. One of 42 color plates from the album Daphnis & Chloe, illustrating the text by the 2nd century Greek poet Longus, published by Efstratios Tériade and Editions Verve, Paris, 1962; printed at Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris.
