GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958) Mademoiselle Irma Original etching on paper from the Réincarnations du Père Ubu series (1918-1928) Monogrammed and dated in the lower right-hand corner of the etching: GR 1928 Inscribed in pencil in the lower margin: Original Rouault etching Height 31.5 cm - Width 24 cm at sight Ambroise Vollard, a major art dealer and publisher, commissioned Georges Rouault, whom he had represented since 1910, to produce a series of etchings inspired by Alfred Jarry's grotesque character Ubu. The project took a long time to complete, however, with Rouault constantly reworking his plates and Vollard demanding images in line with his idea. The etchings were not published until after Vollard's death in 1948. In these prints, Rouault reinterprets Jarry's character using thick lines, dramatic modeling and strong contrasts.