ROUX, Marcel (1878-1922):

The Child (Those who ignore Death), or Death and the Maiden, from Danse macabre, a portfolio of 14 plates and title

Etching and drypoint, 1904-05

A fine impression on cream laid Arches with margins all round, two deckle edges. Pale light burn, otherwise in very good condition. .244 x 163mm.
$1650

“The themes of death and human suffering that permeate Roux’s work reached an apotheosis in "Danse Macabre" (Dance of Death), his most masterful series. Each print shows a different way in which Death could present itself during the decadent fin-de-siècle.” Metropolitan Museum