Fishing Boats, Setting Sun (Barques de pêche, soleil couchant)
Etching, drypoint and roulette printed in dark blue, 1905, Morane 7; edition 50 in this color. 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on ARCHES watermarked paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is fine. The blindstamp of the publisher, Galerie Georges Petit, ed. (Lugt 2022) is in the lower left corner margin. Cottet lived and worked in Brittany and often produced dark seascapes of Breton harbors. He was close friends with Charles Maurin and Félix Vallotton and he was a leader of a small group of artists called "le Bande Noir." There were additional impressions from this plate printed in brown and black.)
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