Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962) 
The Kasbahs of the Atlas. 
Published by Lucien Vogel, Jules Meynial, Paris, 1930. 
Portfolio comprising 30 four-color plates enhanced in gold and silver on cardboard with captions on the spine and silver edge. Accompanied by a booklet bound in Flammannam cloth, including a letter from Maréchal Lyautey to Jacques Majorelle, a text by Pierre Mac Orlan and a table of plates. Back covers covered with a map of Majorelle's itineraries in Morocco. Publisher's green parchment slipcase with silvered interior, fastened with black leather laces. 
Plates: 37.3 x 27.8 cm 
One of 520 copies, number illegible. 
Heavy foxing, minor wear to edges of boards, worn, damaged slipcase with traces of damp. 
 
Publications:  
Plates reproduced in : 
MARCILHAC, Félix, La vie et l'œuvre de Jacques Majorelle, ACR Edition, Paris: 1988, pp. 112-153. 
Nancy, Musée des Beaux-arts, Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe, Rétrospective Jacques Majorelle, 1999-2000, pp. 54-56 and p. 128.
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Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962) The Kasbahs of the Atlas. Published by Lucien Vogel, Jules Meynial, Paris, 1930. Portfolio comprising 30 four-color plates enhanced in gold and silver on cardboard with captions on the spine and silver edge. Accompanied by a booklet bound in Flammannam cloth, including a letter from Maréchal Lyautey to Jacques Majorelle, a text by Pierre Mac Orlan and a table of plates. Back covers covered with a map of Majorelle's itineraries in Morocco. Publisher's green parchment slipcase with silvered interior, fastened with black leather laces. Plates: 37.3 x 27.8 cm One of 520 copies, number illegible. Heavy foxing, minor wear to edges of boards, worn, damaged slipcase with traces of damp. Publications: Plates reproduced in : MARCILHAC, Félix, La vie et l'œuvre de Jacques Majorelle, ACR Edition, Paris: 1988, pp. 112-153. Nancy, Musée des Beaux-arts, Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe, Rétrospective Jacques Majorelle, 1999-2000, pp. 54-56 and p. 128.

Estimate
€5,000 - €7,000
Result
€14,300
Buyer's premium
30%
Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962) The Kasbahs of the Atlas. Published by Lucien Vogel, Jules Meynial, Paris, 1930. Portfolio comprising 30 four-color plates enhanced in gold and silver on cardboard with captions on the spine and silver edge. Accompanied by a booklet bound in Flammannam cloth, including a letter from Maréchal Lyautey to Jacques Majorelle, a text by Pierre Mac Orlan and a table of plates. Back covers covered with a map of Majorelle's itineraries in Morocco. Publisher's green parchment slipcase with silvered interior, fastened with black leather laces. Plates: 37.3 x 27.8 cm One of 520 copies, number illegible. Heavy foxing, minor wear to edges of boards, worn, damaged slipcase with traces of damp. Publications: Plates reproduced in : MARCILHAC, Félix, La vie et l'œuvre de Jacques Majorelle, ACR Edition, Paris: 1988, pp. 112-153. Nancy, Musée des Beaux-arts, Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe, Rétrospective Jacques Majorelle, 1999-2000, pp. 54-56 and p. 128.
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