CASALONGA, Toni- Gilles Casalonga. Rare set of approximately 140 etchings by Gilles Casalonga, based on drawings by Toni Casalonga. The experience of an etching workshop in Corsica, this one in Pigna, remains very rare. We have here various states of the proofs, blank prints, print orders, notes on the colours to be used, some dated and signed with his initials or name. Various colours were used for the engravings: black, sienna, vermilion red, yellow ochre and Prussian blue, which could be used either pure or mixed. The formats vary from 41 x 31.5 to 6 x 7, by the bowl. The themes dear to Toni Casalonga are to be found: music, play, demands, work in the fields, domestic and fantastical animals, figures, nudes, landscapes, etc. A rare testimony with such a large number of occurrences. The number of large formats is high. Duplicate representations are limited in number. With the exception of the portraits of Pascal Paoli and the vineyard and wine lot, we felt it would be appropriate not to split up this collection, which reveals a body of work spanning many years and its artistic vision. AP