Panthère, 1926
Indian ink and ink wash on paper.
26.50 x 25 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France.
Related work :
A woodcut based on this composition, on Japanese paper with gold highlights and Indian ink wash (22 x 22 cm, signed and dated [19]26, in a private collection) is reproduced on p. 104 in: Emmanuel Bréon, Gaston Suisse, Splendeur du laque Art Déco, Édition Somogy, Paris, 2013.
Another woodcut depicting this composition, enhanced with gold, yellow-green, and pink and washed with Chinese ink (signed and dated 1926, 22.9 x 21.8 cm), was featured in the exhibition Gaston Suisse, Laques Art Deco , Shanghai, China, December 2017.
Certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Dominique Suisse, the artist’s heir.