Condition Report: No. H. C. In good condition. The sheet edges without tears or losses. The paper slightly warped due to the artist's technique. Left above the centre as well as at the lower edge isolated some miniscule stains. On the reverse mounted in the corners onto the support cardboard; the mounting strip in the lower left corner detached. Fine, harmonious overall appearance
Woodcut on hand-coloured laid paper in brown. 47,3 × 36 cm
(18 ⅝ × 14 ⅛ in.). Signed. Catalogue raisonné: Vallier 181.1. Artist's proof before lettering outside the edition of 230 copies. Sheet 1 (of 18, front cover) from the set of illustrations for Guillaume Apollinaire's book of poems of the same title. Paris, Louis Broder, 1962. [3983] Framed
Condition Report: No. H. C. In good condition. The sheet edges without tears or losses. The paper slightly warped due to the artist's technique. Left above the centre as well as at the lower edge isolated some miniscule stains. On the reverse mounted in the corners onto the support cardboard; the mounting strip in the lower left corner detached. Fine, harmonious overall appearance
