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HERMANN-PAUL (1864-1940) et François VILLON (1431-circa 1463)

Lot 191
21.11.2022 12:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
€ 1 200
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 191 | HERMANN-PAUL (1864-1940) et François VILLON (1431-circa 1463)
Estimate value
€ 1 500 – 2 000
HERMANN-PAUL (1864-1940) et François VILLON (1431-circa 1463). Oeuvres. Les Lais, le Testament et les Poésies diverses de François Villon. Paris : Léon Pichon, 1922.

Exemplaire sur Japon ancien, avec double suite sur Japon et Chine, relié par René Kieffer d'après Pierre Legrain. Monod, II, 11278 ; Mahé, III, p. 682 ; Carteret, Illustrés, IV, p. 401 ("magistrale publication qui mériterait plus d'attention")

In-4 (280 x 184 mm). Tirage limité à 967 exemplaires, celui-ci l'un des 25 sur Japon ancien (second papier), avec double suite des gavures, n°24. 107 bois originaux d'Hermann Paul. Comme indiqué à la justification, l'exemplaire comprend également une double suite de ces bois, sur Japon à la forme et sur Chine, en fin de volume, avec chacune sa page de titre. Reliure signée de René Kieffer, d'après une maquette de Pierre Legrain : maroquin bleu, plats et dos ornés de pièces de maroquin ébène mosaïquées, suggérant des écailles, et enserrant sur le premier plat le titre en relief sur fond argent, doublure et garde de tissu noir, avec encadrement de maroquin bleu nuit souligné d'un filet au palladium, couverture et dos conservés, tranches au naturel, étui (infimes frottements). Provenance : Henri M. Petiet (sa vente, IVe partie, Paris, 11 mai 1993, lot n°157).

Ancient Japan paper copy, with two suites on Japan and China, bound by René Kieffer after an original design by Pierre Legrain
Artist:René Kieffer (1876 - 1963)
Place of origin:France
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