"Cinderella" by Jules Pascin captures the joy of the soon-to-be princess as she tries on the glass slipper. Her two evil stepsisters are visible in the background. Etching, signed Pascin in lower right corner. Plate measures apprx 10" x 14". Overall, matted and framed, this piece measures apprx 15-1/2" x 19". Verso has an identification tag from the Societe de Verification de la Gravure Internationale of New York and Paris stating that this is an original etching by Pascin. Cinderella was created by Pascin in 1929 for the illustrated book, Cendrillon, by Charles Perrault. Altogether the book contained five original Pascin etchings, each published in an edition of only 88 impressions. This is a canceled plate; with two horizontal and vertical lines. This is the canceled impression was printed shortly after Pascins untimely death in 1930.
Julius Pascin was raised in Bucharest, Romania. Pascin moved to the United States in 1914 to escape military service in France. He suffered from depression and alcoholism and committed suicide on the eve of a prestigious solo show by slitting his wrists and hanging himself in his studio in Montmartre.
150/300 Sold $126.50
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