ANDRÉ VILLEBOEUF (1893–1956) - Lot 462

ANDRÉ VILLEBOEUF (1893–1956) 14 aquatints (out of the 16 included in the final edition) created for Léon-Paul Fargue’s *Contes fantastiques*, Paris, Daragnès, 1944. Several aquatints are annotated in the lower margin in pencil with the initial V, the notation “Bon à tirer,” comments, or Villeboeuf’s signature. Some aquatints exist in multiple states. A total of 25 pieces. A few minor imperfections at the margins; paper slightly yellowed. “The artist wrote extensively about Goya, and the latter’s influence is evident both in the technique (aquatints with subtle nuances achieved through multiple etching passes) and in the subjects addressed (surrealistic creatures, occultism).”