Corneille
(Liège 1922 – Paris 2010)
a) Je vous demande la tête d’Iokanaan!
Signed and dated ’97 u.r.
Annotated Salomé u.m.
Watercolour, ink and felt pen on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
b) Je demande la tête d’Ikonaan dans un bassin d’argent.
Signed and dated ’97 u.r.
Watercolour, gouache, ink and crayon on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
c) Pourquoi ne crie-t-il pas, cet homme?
Signed and dated ’97 u.r.
Annotated Salomé u.l.
Watercolour, ink and felt pen on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
d) Oui, je baiserai ta bouche, Iokanaan.
Signed and dated ’97 u.l.
Annotated Salomé u.m.
Watercolour and ink on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
e) Soulève tes paupières, Iokanaan!
Signed and dated ’96 u.l.
Annoteted Salomé u.r.
Watercolour and ink on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
f) Je sais bien que tu m’auraisaimee…
Signed and dated ’97 u.l.
Annotated Salomé u.l.
Watercolour, ink and felt pen on paper, 15.5 x 10.5 cm
Provenance:
– Nico Koster – Galerie Moderne, Amsterdam
– Private collection, The Netherlands
Literature:
Corneille / O. Wilde, Salomé, N. Koster / V. Vlasblom, Amsterdam, 2001, pag. 11, 19, 23, 35, 53 & 59 (all ill.)
N.B.:
Including the abovementioned book, comprising 14 lithographs made after this original series of works. The book with matching case, signed and numbered 88/100.
(6x)