Valery, Paul. DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945) - photo 1
Valery, Paul. DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945) - photo 2
Valery, Paul. DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945) - photo 3

DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945)

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ID 542327
Lot 96 | DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945)
DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917) et Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945). Degas Danse Dessin. Paris : Ambroise Vollard, 1936.

Exemplaire en feuilles, tel que paru. Degas. Danse Dessin est le touchant symbole de l'amitié entre Paul Valéry et Edgar Degas, qu'il avait rencontré une quarantaine d'années auparavant. Il y mêle à ses souvenirs personnels et ceux d'autres témoins de la vie du peintre des réflexions plus générales sur l'art. L'ouvrage est dédié à Martine de Béhague, dont Paul Valéry a longtemps été le bibliothécaire. Carteret, Illustrés IV, p. 385 ("édition d'une vedette moderne recherchée et cotée [sic]".

In-4 (325 x 250 mm). 26 gravures sur cuivre hors-texte (dont le frontispice) exécutées par Maurice Potin et 25 vignettes gravées sur bois par Aubert (dont la table des illustrations) d'après des compositions originales en noir et en couleurs d'Edgar Degas. Un des 305 exemplaires sur vélin de Rives, celui-ci le n°127. En feuilles, sous couverture rempliée, chemise et étui.

Very clean copy, in loose leaves as issued.

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