RIVIERE Henri (1864-1951). [Wave study]. Around 1892. Engraved wood. Rare japanese state proof of the draft plate, printed with rubbing. All margins. 35 x 52.5 cm (sheet). Condition B (damp stains, dusty paper strip at the left edge). The same subject was treated by the artist in watercolour in June 1892. Reference: A. Fields, Henri Rivière, Salt Lake City, Gibbs M. Smith, Inc, Peregrine Smith Books, 1983, p. 52.