Louis SOUTTER (1871-1942), "Escalier donnant sur une place" and "L'entrée d'une mortelle au Royaume promis", brown Indian ink drawing recto/verso on squared paper. Annotated "L'entrée d'une mortelle au Royaume promis". H. 13.5 x 21.4 cm This double-sided sheet comes from one of Soutter's notebooks, which were dismantled on his death, and in which he developed different themes and graphic styles in the form of a series. This double-sided drawing shows the transition from one graphic style to another. One side depicts a city with a square, domes and staircases inspired by both Venetian and Byzantine styles, with the soft harmony of scrolls. This style contrasts with the interpretation on the other side, of a lively and almost brutal arrival of a mortal woman in Paradise, according to the title given by Soutter. Julie Borgeaud Condition: Stains lower right Provenance: Collection H.-L. Mermod, then Madame Françoise Mermod, then Catherine Clerc-de Goumoëns Lausanne References Bibliography : Michel THEVOZ, "Louis Soutter: Catalogue de l'œuvre", Edition l'Âge d'homme, Zurich, works reproduced on page 58, ref. 375v and 375r.