- 107
Marcoussis, Louis
Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- printed book
Planches de salut. Dix gravures à l'eau forte et au bruin. Préface de Tristan Tzara. Paris: Jeanne Bucher, 1931
Oblong 4to (12 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.; 324 x 400 mm). 13 fine etchings with engraving including frontispiece, head- and tailpieces, and 10 numbered plates (which are signed in the plate), printed by Roger Lacourère on chine and mounted on Arches, text printed by Ducros et Colas, tissue-guards. Original printed wrappers in original glassine; inner hinge cracked. Publisher's green cardboard chemise and slipcase; minimal fading, joint of chemise starting.
Oblong 4to (12 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.; 324 x 400 mm). 13 fine etchings with engraving including frontispiece, head- and tailpieces, and 10 numbered plates (which are signed in the plate), printed by Roger Lacourère on chine and mounted on Arches, text printed by Ducros et Colas, tissue-guards. Original printed wrappers in original glassine; inner hinge cracked. Publisher's green cardboard chemise and slipcase; minimal fading, joint of chemise starting.
Literature
Artist & the Book 186; The Cubist Print, p. 133; Rauch 167
Condition
Oblong 4to (12 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.; 324 x 400 mm). 13 fine etchings with engraving including frontispiece, head- and tailpieces, and 10 numbered plates (which are signed in the plate), printed by Roger Lacouriere on chine and mounted on Arches, text printed by Ducros et Colas, tissue-guards. Original printed wrappers in original glassine; inner hinge cracked. Publisher's green cardboard chemise and slipcase; minimal fading, joint of chemise starting.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Copy 44 of 60 copies on Arches, signed by Marcoussis (of a whole edition of 77). One of the most delightful of all Cubist illustrated books. The artist illustrates quotations by favorite authors, including Shakespeare, Baudelaire, Dostoyevsky, Hölderlin, Rimbaud, and Apollinaire.