Lot 114
  • 114

Giacometti, Alberto -- Léna Leclercq

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Giacometti, Alberto -- Léna Leclercq
  • Pomme endormie. [Paris], Imprimerie Union pour Marc Barbezat, [1961].
  • ink on paper
Exemplaire de tête, avec une double suite d'estampes, toutes signées.

In-4 (318 × 258 mm). En feuilles sur Japon nacré, sous couverture de papier Japon, rempliée et imprimée, de l'éditeur.



Illustré de 8 lithographies en noir hors texte.



Un des 23 exemplaires de tête sur Japon nacré (n° V), signé à la justification par Giacometti et Léna Leclercq, d'un tirage à 131 exemplaires. Ces 23 exemplaires de luxe sont accompagnés de 2 suites :
- une suite des 8 lithographies ;
- une suite de 8 lithographies refusées.
Les deux suites sont sous chemises de papier Japon.



Les 16 lithographies des suites sont chacune signées "Alberto Giacometti" à la mine de plomb.



Barbezat tirait ses exemplaires de luxe sur le meilleur des papiers Japon.



Exemplaire de grande fraîcheur, semblant n'avoir jamais été ouvert.



Références : H.C. Lust, Alberto Giacometti, the complete graphics, n° 128 à 143.

Condition

The condition is new, the book untouched. Très petite tache sur la page de titre. Léna Leclercq's poems illustrated with eight original lithographs by Alberto Giacometti printed by Mourlot, 'Table' and final leaf with justification. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with titles in black to front cover. This one of 23 édition de tête copies on Japon nacré with two additional suites, on Japon nacré too, with each lithograph signed in pencil by Giacometti. These two additional signed suites are of the published lithographs and of the planches refusées.
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