Edmund Blampied, R.E. 1886-1966.
Les Deux Petits Verres. 1928-29. Drypoint. Appleby 135.10 1/2 x 10 3/16 (sheet 18 1/4 x 12 3/8). Edition 100, #65. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly (1937): 374. A rich impression, with burr, printed on the full sheet of laid paper. Margins grubby with time and hinge stainining; the image is fine. Signed and numbered in pencil. $1,250.
This is a most charming study of a husband and wife sitting in a cafe, about to imbibe. The title is a pun on the glasses and the couple. See This is a delightful study of a harried waiter. See Toute de Suite. for a similar scene.
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