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Des dessins de Luc-Olivier Merson préemptés par la Maison Victor Hugo

26/4/19 - Acquisition - Paris, Maison Victor Hugo - Un recueil de douze dessins de Luc-Olivier Merson a été adjugé 6 000 euros et préempté par la Maison Victor Hugo lors de la vente organisée hier, 25 avril, par Alde à Paris. Ils correspondent aux planches hors texte que l’artiste conçut pour illustrer Notre-Dame de Paris dans l’édition de 1889 chez Émile Testard Edition Nationale. Ces compositions furent gravées à l’eau-forte par Adolphe-Alphonse Géry-Bichard,


Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920)
Illustration pour Notre Dame de Paris, avant 1889
Plume, lavis gouache sur vélin - 25,5 x 18 cm
Paris, Musée Victor Hugo
Photo : Alde
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Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920)
Illustration pour Notre Dame de Paris, avant 1889
Plume, lavis…

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