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Eléphant et cornac, 1923
Pencil on Japanese paper, signed and dated “23” in the lower right corner.
40 x 25 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France
History :
This sketch was created from life during the artist’s trip to the Far East. It later served as a working basis for developing the motifs used in the illustrations for Pierre Loti’s book Un pèlerin d’Angkor, published in 1930 (Editions Jouve and François-Louis Schmied).
Certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Dominique Suisse, the artist’s heir.