Edouard Manet

LOT 116 THE COLLECTION OF ALEX & ELISABETH LEWYT ÉDOUARD MANET 1832-1883 LETTRE À MARTHE HOSCHEDÉ (LA CHÂTAIGNE) Signed Ed. Manet (on the verso); dated 10 Sbre 1880 (toward upper right) Watercolor and pen and ink on paper 8 by 4 7/8 in. 20.3 by 12.4 cm Executed on September 10, 1880.

Lot 66 Edouard Manet (1832-1883) LES COURSES (GUERIN 72; HARRIS 41; FISHER 56) Lithograph, 1865-1872, on chine applique , a fine impression of the rare second state of three, some printer's ink or minor soiling, an unobtrusive small pale occlusion in an uninked area in the sky near left edge, the support sheet with some rippling, pale matstain, some old tape residue at top sheet edge near corners verso, a few creases or skillfully repaired tears at sheet edges (longest approximately 1 1/2 inches, at bottom right sheet corner (2 1/4 inches from chine sheet), a few areas of light abrasion at sheet edges verso, otherwise in good condition, with good or full margins, framed. 14 x 20 1/4 inches; 356 x 514 mm. Chine 16 x 20 1/2 inches; 406 x 521 mm. Sheet 18 1/2 x 25 1/8 inches; 470 x 638 mm. Provenance: R. M. Light & Co., Inc., Boston Acquired from the above February 14, 1972 by Carolyn Crossett Rowland C The Carolyn and George Rowland Charitable Foundation Trust Estimate $75,000-125,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Collection of Three Prints, including "Le Chat Aux Fleurs", etching on wove paper by Edouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), signed in plate, sheet 13-3/4" x 9-3/4"; "Le Parc Monceau", etching on thin laid paper by Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947), signed in plate, sheet 17" x 13"; and "Inferno", from Divine Comedy, a heliogravure on Rives paper, watermarked "Les Heures Claires", by Salvador Dali (Spanish/French, 1904-1980), unsigned, sheet 13" x 10-1/4". All unframed.

Edouard Manet (1832-1883) The Gypsies (Géurin 21; Harris 18) etching, 1862, on laid paper, second state (of two), published by Cadart & Chevalier, Paris, with their blindstamp (L. 3270), the full sheet, pale time-staining at the extreme margin edges, binding holes running along the left margin, a 14 mm. tear in the right margin, otherwise in good condition; together with, Lola de Valence (Géurin 23; Harris 33), etching and aquatint, 1863, on cream watermarked laid paper, sixth state (of eight), published by Cadard & Luquet, Paris, the full sheet, time-staining at the extreme margin edges, binding holes running along the left margin, paper losses in the upper and left margins P. 285 x 206 mm., S. 516 x 352 mm. P. 230 x 156 mm., S. 526 x 354 mm. (2)

Description: Edouard Manet (1832-1883), French LOLA DE VALENCE, 1863 [HARRIS 72, GUERIN 23]; Etching, drypoint and aquatint, the third (final) state with letters. Issued at "sa publication of Societe des Aquafortistes", 1863, with the blindstamp of the publisher Cadart & Luquet, on laid paper Plate 9" x 6" - 22.9 x 15.2 cm. Provenance: Ex. Coll. of an unidentified collector (initials ABT verso) Sotheby's, New York, April 30 and May 1, 1998, lot 452 from whom purchased by the present Private Collection, Lindsay, Ontario