Sonia Delaunay, Tristan Tzara

Juste Présent

La Rose des Vents

1961

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Juste Présent is a collection of Tristan Tzara’s poems written between 1947 and 1950, with illustrations by his long-term collaborator and friend Sonia Delaunay. 

  • Tristan Tzara (Romanian).
  • Illustrated by Sonia Delaunay (French).
  • Paris: La Rose des Vents, 1961.
  • Folio.
  • Eight etchings in color after Delaunay, plus an extra suite in color also on nacré with each plate signed in pencil, an additional signed etching hand-colored in gouache by the artist.
  • Signed by the author and artist.
  • Part of a limited edition, one of 40 examples on japon nacré, from a total edition of 140.
  • Loose as issued, with tissue guards, in the original lithographed chemise and slipcase.


Published in 1961, a period where Delaunay returned to painting and printmaking with styles and techniques akin to the early years of her career, the bright, abstract forms which she had pioneered at the beginning of the century now appeared in a whole new dimension and for a new audience (she was by this point a national treasure in France). However, this was not simply regurgitating her previous art, as she said herself, "Abstract art is only important if it is the endless rhythm where the very ancient and the distant future meet."


This portfolio of 16 etchings includes an additional hand-colored plate by the artist with alternative colors to that of the original. The extra suite and hand-colored plate are all signed by Delaunay.

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Dimensions

Height: 14.96 inches / 38 cm
Width: 11.02 inches / 28 cm

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Signed

Language

French

Subject

Poetry, Illustrated, Autographed and Signed Material

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