Etching and Engraving (chine collé). Edition 71. Annotated No 3 and initialed L M in the plate, beneath the image. Annotated in pencil at the bottom sheet edge L Marcoussis - Planches de Salut 33/71 cherchant la fortune chimique personnelle - Arthur Rimbaud (Seeking a personal chemical fortune) – a line from the poem Mouvement by Rimbaud.
Image size 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (187 x 232 mm); plate size 7 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches (200 x 241 mm); sheet size 12 5/8 x 15 7/8 inches (321 x 403 mm).
A superb, richly-inked impression, in warm black ink; chine collé on Arches cream wove paper; with full margins (1 3/4 to 3 3/8 inches). Slight toning on the bottom sheet edge; hinge remains in the top left and right sheet corners, verso; glue remains in the bottom right sheet corner verso; otherwise in excellent condition.
Collections: Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Toledo Art Museum.
