Amédée Joyau (france) 1872-1913

Poteau des bains (Beach Sign). [Les Sables—d’Olonne, Vendée] Woodcut, 1905. Curtis 56, ii/II; Clément-Janin (manuscript) 66; IFF, n-d. Ed: 100 in the second state. There was an edition of 50 in the first state. Signed with black ink, “4/100”, l.l. Titled with pencil, verso. Printed by the artist in colors on light laid japan with complete margins. 94 x 275 mm. (3 11/16 x 10 3/4 in.) MX0316X160

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The scene — Les Stables-d’Olonne is a small Summer resort town about 80 kilometers north of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.