Erotica Drypoint Etching by Paul Emile Becat Nude Woman with Coy Man Greek Scene Circa 1940's

From the same collection as the previous entry.
The Artist appears to be the French Artist Paul Emile Becat (2 February 1885 – 1 January 1960 in Paris). Becat specialized from 1933 in the technique of drypoint in his erotic works.

Again like the previous entry and from the same folio are these two lovers. The man, clothed moves closer and is coy as he wraps his one arm around the woman's chest. The background has the sacred bull in bronze on a pedestal. "The bull-cult rituals in Greek rural areas were sacrificial and were often held in caves. The bull would be identified with a god, usually Dionysos, Zeus or Poseidon, and the sacrifice of the animal would symbolize the god's death and rebirth"

The etching is a very fine drypoint with a firm plate impression on the paper. The paper has the deckle edges and does not appear to have been trimmed. 

Size: 5 9/16 x 7 9/16 inches 
Condition: Very fine with very minimal signs of age and appears to have no visible damage. The lower right part of the page has a small bend. Please see the images for more details.

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