M. E. Willems, Brussels (and sold: E. Deman, Brussels, December 3, 1900, lot 746)
G. S. Lespina (Lugt 1702, probably acquired at the above sale)
Maurice Gobin, Paris
Hammer Galleries, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1959 and sold: Christies, New York, November 7, 2001, lot 403)
Acquired at the above sale by the pre☂sent owne𒀰r

E. A. Poe, Les Poèmes, trans. Stéphane Mallarmé, Brussels, Edmond Deman, 1888 (frontispiece illustration)
E. A. Poe, Les Poèmes, trans. Stéphane Mallarmé, Paris, Léon Vanier, 1889 (frontispiece illustration)
E. A. Poe, Les Poèmes, trans. Stéphane Mallarmé, Brussels, Edmond Deman, 1897 (Second edition; frontispiece illustration)
J. C. Harris, Edouard Manet: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1970, pp. 38-39

Good condition. Hinged to mat at top edge. There is some staining overall, particularly along the edges; also an old mat stain is visible around the figure's head. There is a horizontal crease across the top of the sheet approximately 1 inch from the top and two repaired tears extending from crease to top edge. Small pin holes in upper left corner and lower right corner; a few small creases in figure's head and collar. Sheet may be timestained overall. Sheet size: 11 7/8 by 8 5/8 in., 30.2 by 21.9 cm Please note this lot with be sold together with a copy of the illustrated book by Edgar Allen Poe, Les Poèmes, trans. Stéphane Mallarmé, Brussels, Edmond Deman, 1897 (Second edition; frontispiece illustration)
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