Georges d'Espagnat (1870-1950) Book of woodcuts. VI plates and II vignettes - by Georges d'Espagnat. Paris, by L'Ymagier, 1895. An album in-fol. [500 x 645] containing 6 wood-engraved plates. Fine proofs on strong buff vellum, numbered with the compositor in the lower left corner. Oxidation of some leaves. Minor damage to edges. Cover of the strong vellum edition, illustrated with two woodcuts, numbered "14" by the typesetter in the lower left-hand corner, slightly faded. Edition of 50 copies, stamped R. T. Joint: 1) Les Deux pendus. Woodcut. 93 x 85. Trial proof on thin buff vellum, prior to the print run for L'Ymagier. 2) César. Woodcut. 200 x 255. 3) Study (horse). 1895. Lithograph. A. et A. Bonafous-Murat, Maurice Dumont et L'Épreuve, 290 and 310. These two proofs on glazed vellum, numbered to the compositor on verso, from the edition of 225 proofs for L'Épreuve, album d'art. Stamp R. T. This album, published by L'Ymagier, was the only one to see the light of day. At the same time, other albums remained in the planning stage: one with six lithographs by Émile Bernard, one by L. Roy and one by Filiger.
Estimate
€600 - €800
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€704
Buyer's premium
28%
Georges d'Espagnat (1870-1950)
Book of woodcuts. VI plates and II vignettes - by Georges d'Espagnat. Paris, by L'Ymagier, 1895. An album in-fol. [500 x 645] containing 6 wood-engraved plates. Fine proofs on strong buff vellum, numbered with the compositor in the lower left corner. Oxidation of some leaves. Minor damage to edges. Cover of the strong vellum edition, illustrated with two woodcuts, numbered "14" by the typesetter in the lower left-hand corner, slightly faded. Edition of 50 copies, stamped R. T. Joint: 1) Les Deux pendus. Woodcut. 93 x 85. Trial proof on thin buff vellum, prior to the print run for L'Ymagier. 2) César. Woodcut. 200 x 255. 3) Study (horse). 1895. Lithograph. A. et A. Bonafous-Murat, Maurice Dumont et L'Épreuve, 290 and 310. These two proofs on glazed vellum, numbered to the compositor on verso, from the edition of 225 proofs for L'Épreuve, album d'art. Stamp R. T.
This album, published by L'Ymagier, was the only one to see the light of day. At the same time, other albums remained in the planning stage: one with six lithographs by Émile Bernard, one by L. Roy and one by Filiger.
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