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Armand RASSENFOSSE 1862-1934 Preliminary draft...

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Armand RASSENFOSSE 1862-1934 Preliminary draft for the chapter heading "Spleen and Ideal" of the collection "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire Pencil on tracing paper Signed with the monogram at the bottom right annotated at the bottom left "1st Fontispice not used, / State. Soft varnish paper". Sheet: 25,3 x 17,6 cm (9.8 x 6.6 in.) Composition: 19 x 12,5 cm (7.5 x 4.7 in.) Provenance: Picadilly Galleries, London Private collection, Pragues Exhibitions: Salzburg, Rupertinum (according to a label on the back) Comment : The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Nadine de Rassenfosse. Pencil on tracing paper; signed with the monogram, annotated lower left