BERTHOMME, LOUIS AND SACKEVILLE, CHARLES, THE NEW EPICUREAN, 1937

BERTHOMME, Louis Saint-Andre, illustrator, and SACKEVILLE, Charles (possibly, a pseudonym made up by the publisher Maurice Duflou), author; AMOURS SECRETES D`UN GENTLEMAN [The Secrets of Love for a Gentleman], French translation of The New Epicurean for Bibliophiles Cosmopolitans by Maurice Duflou, circa 1936. 8vo (222 x 165 mm). 95 pages featuring 10 full-page erotic monochrome lithographs, 10 illustrations in text, 18 head- and tailpieces. Edition of 400. Text in French.

Nude in Hammock. Watercolor on paper, signed low right, 15x21 inches [1928-1930]. Hammock was one of the favorite artist’s accessories in that period – see Green Venus, 1928, Penelope, 1930 (both illustrated in TCHELITCHEW Gallery of Modern Art. 20.03-19.04.1964. NY. #5 and #11 respectively), and Spanish Dancer 1930 (illustrated in TCHELITCHEW, Paintings. Drawings. Text by Thrall Soby. Museum of Modern Art, NY. 1942, #28). Provenance: Robert L.B. Tobin collection

Study for The One Who Fell. Gouache on wove paper. 652x500 mm; 25 5/8x19 5/8 inches. With the artist's ink stamp signature, verso. Sold Sotheby's, New York, February 28, 1992, sale 1928, lot 30; Collection of Geoffrey Beene; Sotheby's, New York, September 23, 2005, sale 2345, lot 169; Swann gallery New York Sale 2418 Lot 110 Exhibited D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, inventory number "TCH 0061" with the label

Study for Green Venus, 1928 Unsigned, identified on a label from Richard Nathanson, London, affixed to the backing. Gouache on paper, sheet size 19 11/16 x 25 3/4 in. (50.0 x 65.4 cm), framed. Exhibited: A Selection of Paintings, Gouaches and Drawings arranged by Richard Nathanson. The Alpine Club, London 03.18-03.30.1974 - described and illustrated in the catalog under #38. N.B. The present work relates to an oil of the same title and year- currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection. Provenance: Collection of A.B. Dawson, esquire; Richard Nathanson gallery, London (label on the back); Skinner Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2750B Boston September 19, 2014 lot 655

Couple Ink, wash, gouache and sand on paper Dimensions : Cm : 35,5 x 49,5 cm Inch : 14 x 19 1/2 in Probably a preliminary draft for 1926 painting "Nude in Space" - see catalog of MOMA 1942 exhibition - illustration 6 on p 38 Provenance: Richard Nathanson Gallery, London; Acquired directly from the above by the previous owner circa 1970s; Sotheby's London Russian sale June 3 2014 lot189

1923 + CHANSONS ÉROTIQUES de BÉRANGER + EAUX-FORTES + N°té

EROTICA -- ["ROJAN" ie. Fedor ROJANKOWSKI (fl.1920-30s)]. Idylle printanière. [Paris: 1933]. 4° (275 x 200mm). Title and 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Fedor Rojankowski,#199 OF 310 COPIES "SUR VERGE TEINTE D' ARCHES". Red half morocco binding with gilt stamped title to spine. CLICK HERE or image to see details Réf. biblio : Dutel, 1726 : " Le trait délicat et sûr de l'artiste représente magnifiquement cette rencontre amoureuse dans l'atmosphère parisienne des années 1930. Le chef-d'œuvre imprimé de Rojan et l'un des plus beaux portefeuilles érotique du XXe siècle ".

The item is accompanied with a postcard issued by Beate Uhse Eroti--Museum Berlin illustrating one of the images and confirming Rojan authorship

Nikolai Petrovich FEOFILAKTOV (1878-1941) 66 drawings SPB Scorpion 1909

Etudes d’hommes- recto, etudes de femmes- verso. Signed, pen and Indian ink. c. 1930.

[Penis adventures]. Numbered 805 in red on the verso. India ink on paper. c. 1930 . 11 x 9".

Nude woman pierced by an arrow and two smaller studies of her on the same sheet. Dated 6.1.35 and dedicated in Russian: “Zosya [Kochanski] to remember from Pavel, embrace Pavlik, New York." India ink, pen and brush on Japan watermarked paper laid on board. 11 x 8".

Nude from behind, oil/canvas , signed up right, 95x90cm c 1940

Painting is imitating a mural showing defects of underlying wall around the main image.

"Seven Deadly Sins"
by Vasily Masjutin Newa Verlag Berlin 1923 #40/100 Signed by the Artist in German and Russian
17 etchings each signed by the artist and numbered (2 etchings are missing) 43,5 x 33,5 cm.

I. HOCHMUT - HAUGHTINESS - ГОРДЫНЯ

II. ZORN - ANGER - ГНЕВ

III. TRAGHEIT - LAZINESS - ЛЕНОСТЬ

IV. GEIZ - GREEDINESS - АЛЧНОСТЬ

V. VOLLEREI - GLUTTONY - ОБЖОРСТВО

VI. NEID - ENVY - ЗАВИСТЬ

VII, LUST - LUST - ПОХОТЬ

DAVID AND GOLIATH – initial draft for the painting (shown on the right image)with the same title.Signed P. Tchelitchew (lower right), signed Pavlik, dated 1942 and inscribed to Ruth a memory of David and Goliath (lower left) Pen, ink and wash on paper 20 by 26.7 cm. Provenance: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUTH FORD AND CHARLES HENRI FORD Sothebys Sale: N08747 | Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 2: Wed, 16 Mar 11 lot 216

Ronsard, (Pierre de). Sonnets pour Hélène. 2 vols. With 21 original woodcuts by Léon Zack, and an extra suite of the woodcuts in "Bistre" and 3 original drawings in black with white highlights. 16.5 x 13 cm. Loose sheets in illustrated folders with original cardboard and slipcase. (Paris), à la Voile latine, 1946

One of only 6 numbered copies (N5)from the special edition with 3 original drawings and Extra Suite of woodcuts on paper" Montval". Total edition of the book was 300 copies.