Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, published in Le Mercure de France(Colors, new tales follow old things), 1908Graphite and colored pencil, 1926Signed in pencil lower left (see photo)The complete series of etchings by Laboureur are catalogued as Laboureur 336.The etching made from this drawing is illustrated in the Henri M. Petiet sale, October 20, 2016, lot 185 (see photo)Condition: ExcellentImage size: 9 x 6 1/4 inchesProvenance: Galerie Grillon, Paris