BRULLER (Jean). Hypotheses on the amateurs of painting in the latent state. A postulate and 16 lithographs in corollary. Paris : [Chez l'auteur] at 19 de la rue Servandoni (imp. Bonnet et Chanove), [1927]. - In-4, 280 x 216 : (15 ff. 3 first blank). Bottle green morocco with grass green lozenges, of two different sizes, set with a double cold fillet, grass green scrollwork inside, brocaded silk lining and endpapers with geometrical patterns, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved, case (H. Blanchetière). First edition of this work in which Jean Bruller gives us his perception of modern art... Thus in the part entitled Corollary, he presents us with a parodic tone The amateur of Édouard Detaille, The amateurs of Pablo Picasso, The amateur of Henri Matisse, The amateur of Soutine, The amateur of Jacqueline Marval, The amateur of Georges Rouault, The amateurs of Maurice Denis, The amateur of Pascin, The amateurs of Pierre Bonnard, The amateurs of André Favory, The amateurs of Juan Gris, The amateur of Kisling, The amateur of Maurice Vlaminck, The amateurs of Marie Laurencin, The amateur of Paul Signac and The amateur of Henri Rousseau. Limited edition of 211 copies to which are added a few "hors commerce". This is a unique copy printed on JAPANESE PAPER, not included in the justification, or being part of the off-market copies for the artist, specially printed for Madame Paul Verdier. The illustration is composed of 16 lithographs in colors, each enriched with a caption in pen and an original remark drawn in watercolor and signed by the artist. The copy also includes a suite in black of the 16 compositions. It has also been enriched with three original watercolors, the first one on a laminated sheet (250 x 190) representing an urban landscape, the second one on a laminated sheet (234 x 190) being a variant of one of the sixteen lithographs (Les amateurs de Maurice Denis) the third one being a watercolor enhanced sketch representing an artist at his easel or an amateur facing a work of art, made directly on the second white sheet of the book. The last lithograph in black and the justification have been pasted on the last leaves. The justification bears the autograph signature of Jean Bruller. Beautiful copy in a mosaic binding of the time by Henri Émile Blanchetière (1881-1933). Joints rubbed and partially cracked on the first board. Spine faded. Provenance: Alexandrine Verdier (1891-1972), wife of the wealthy Franco-American businessman Paul Verdier (1882-1966) with her bookplate engraved on chine "Chez Drinette" pasted on the first endpaper.