ID 542311
Lot 79 | BRAQUE, Georges (1882-1963) et HÉSIODE (VIII siècle av. J.-C)
Estimate value
€ 2 000 – 3 000
Exemplaire en feuilles, tel que paru, d'un des plus beaux ouvrages illustrés par Braque. Commencé en 1932 pour Ambroise Vollard, Braque reprend dès 1953 le projet et ajoute une belle couverture en couleurs, un frontispice, une vignette et un cul-de-lampe specialement gravés pour cette édition.
In-folio (440 x 330 mm). En feuilles, couverture illustrée, étui-chemise de l'éditeur décoré par l'artiste. Tirage a 150 exemplaires sur papier d'Auvergne à la main, signés par l'artiste, celui-ci n° 24. Illustré de 20 eaux-fortes originales de Georges Braque, dont la couverture en couleurs, vernie par l'artiste, un frontispice en couleurs, une vignette, un cul-de-lampe, et 16 eaux-fortes en noir hors-texte, ces dernières et le frontispice portant le timbre sec de l'artiste. Etui-chemise de l'éditeur illustré par l'artiste.
Hesiod's Theogony illustrated by Georges Braque, one of the artist's most celebrated books. Loose, as issued.
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