EDGAR DEGAS / THORNLEY \"Chez la Modiste\" Lithograph c1888 For Sale

EDGAR DEGAS AND GEORGE W. THORNLEY
Chez la modiste.c1888

Lithograph printed in blue on greenish gray wove paper, with full margins. Edition of 100. Printed by Atelier Becquet, Paris. Published by Boussod-Valadon, Paris. From Quinze Lithographies.
Heavily toned from previous mounting, but the image is showing well. A conservator could reduce the discoloration, but the print shows well as is if matted within the toned area. Tape residue on reverse. Pencil annotation in lower right corner \"5\".

Degas (1834-1917) was likely influenced to collaborate with the lithographer Thornley by Theo Van Gogh (1857-1891), the influential director of the Boussod-Valadon Gallery in Paris, and as a result of Thornley\'s masterful lithographic interpretations of drawings by Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898). By 1888, Degas and Thornley were working together to produce a portfolio of 15 lithographs based on drawings by Degas. The portfolio was issued in 1889 in an edition of 100, plus an additional deluxe edition of 25 with each of the prints signed by both artists. Reed/Shapiro p. lvii.
Image: 9 1/4 x 10 5/8 inchesSheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches
Other impressions of this large lithograph have sold at sale for $1,250 (Swann 2022) to $4,560 (Swann 2006). The former seems to have had similar toning issues as the impression I am offering so I am using it as the basis for my asking price.