MOORE, Henry (1898-1986) - GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749... - photo 1

MOORE, Henry (1898-1986) - GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749...

Lot 118
03.11.2020 14:30UTC +01:00
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€ 3 500
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Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 118 | MOORE, Henry (1898-1986) - GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749...
Estimate value
€ 1 500 – 2 000
MOORE, Henry (1898-1986) - GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Prométhée. Traduction par André Gide. Lithographies de Henry Moore. Paris : Henri Jonquières - P.A. Nicaise, 1950.



Premier livre illustré par le sculpteur Henry Moore. Exemplaire d'André Gide. Alors que la guerre prive Moore des ressources pour continuer son œuvre sculpté, il travaille sur différents projets d'œuvres sur papier et gravées. Lors d'une visite à Paris, il rencontre Jonquière qui le convainc de participer à son projet d'édition du Prométhée de Goethe, traduit par Gide. Il produit 8 lithographies (et quelques lettrines et décors) dont les dessins préparatoires indiquent clairement la volonté d'en faire un jour des sculptures (Henry Moore. Myths and Poetry. Gallery Hauser and Wirth). Sa vision du mythe de Prométhée se détache fortement des représentations classiques du titan puni d'une vie de souffrance et d'angoisse. Le Prométhée de Moore est droit, fier et fort, soutenant Mira dans la mort ou, sur son rocher, défiant les dieux ; malgré le châtiment qu'il sait l'attendre. Cramer, Moore, 18 à 323.



In-folio (390 x 279 mm). En feuilles sous emboîtage illustré de l'éditeur. 15 lithographies originales en couleurs de Henry Moore, dont une pour la couverture et 8 à pleine page (la lettrine "P" est répétée deux fois). Tirage limité à 183 exemplaires, sur vélin de chiffon à la forme des Papeteries du Marais, un des exemplaires de collaborateurs "imprimé pour Monsieur André Gide" (petites déchirures à la charnière de la couverture). Provenance : André Gide (imprimé pour).

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