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Lot n° 27

27 In forty. 1893. Lithograph. 235 x 285 280...

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27 In forty. 1893. Lithograph. 235 x 285 [280 x 380]. Delteil 42; Wittrock 32. Printed in olive green. A very fine and fresh proof on cream glazed vellum, numbered in pencil (68) and stamped with the red monogram. All margins. Edition of 90 proofs (more than half of which are stamped), plus 10 proofs on japon. Subject published by L'Escarmouche and reproduced in the issue of November 26, 1893. 1 800 - 2 000 € The title En quarante comes from the prostitution slang of the time, "(se) mettre en quarante" meaning "(se) prostituer". The prostitute is here sitting at a table with her client.