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Dulac, Edmund Caricature of John Singer Sargent Watercolor and ink (to sight: 350 x 285 mm), matted, glazed, and framed (622 x 521 mm), signed at upper right (“Edmund Dulac”); mat with light darkening at lower edge, not examined out of frame. Edmund Dulac produced this caricature of John Singer Sargent for Martin Birnbaum, the dealer and critic who championed both artists in the United States. Birnbaum reproduced the drawing in his study The Last Romantic: The Story of More Than a Half-Century in the World of Art (1960). PROVENANCE Martin Birnbaum (1878–1970), art dealer, critic, and an important advocate for European artists in the United States; by bequest to his life partner Joseph Lechner; by descent to the present owners

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dulac, edmund | caricature of john singer sargent in his studio

A first edition copy of The Kingdom of the Pearl, signed by Edmund Dulac.<ul><li>Léonard Rosenthal (Russian).</li><li>Plates by Edmund Dulac (French-British).</li><li>London: Nisbet &amp; Co., Ltd, [1920].</li><li>Quarto.</li><li>151 pages.</li><li>10 mounted color plates by Edmund Dulac.</li><li>Number 98 of an edition of 100 copies signed by Dulac.</li><li>Bound in the publisher’s half vellum, top edge gilt, rest uncut.</li></ul>

The Kingdom of the Pearl

Limited signed and illustrated edition of Poe's Bells and Other Poems.<ul><li>Edgar Allan Poe (American).</li><li>Illustrated by Edmund Dulac (French).</li><li>London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912).</li><li>Illustrated with twenty-eight tipped-in color plates, as well as several headpieces printed in black and yellow.</li><li>Limited to 750 numbered and signed copies by the illustrator, this is number 378.</li><li>Bound in full black morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, title gilt to front cover, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut as issued, by the Chelsea Bindery.</li></ul>

Bells and Other Poems

A deluxe large format portfolio edition of one of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Edmund%20Dulac&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dulac</a>'s most desired books, a quirky ABC.<ul><li>Edmund Dulac (French).</li><li>London: Frederick Warne &amp; Co., 1908 [1909].</li><li>[2] bifolia and [25] loose leaves.&nbsp;</li><li>24 full-page color plates tipped onto thicker grey paper.</li><li>Original brown cloth box with color pictorial paste-on, signatures loose as issued, portfolio style, pictorial "endpapers" mounted to thick grey paper of a bard performing onstage.</li></ul> "O was an obstinate owl, who might have been quite a nice fowl. But she spoilt her eye sight reading novels at night. Now she ogles at you with a scowl." Accomplished with a touch of humor, the alphabet features a letter-based limerick to accompany each illustration. The success of tone and design make this one of Dulac's most sought books. This deluxe edition was issued a year after the standard edition; it is significantly scarcer.

Lyrics Pathetic And Humorous From A To Z

Finely bound set of the Brontë sisters' novels.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6.</li><li>Charlotte Brontë (English).</li><li>Anne Brontë (English).</li><li>Emily Brontë (English).</li><li>Illustrated Edmund Dulac (French-British).</li><li>London: J. M. Dent &amp; Sons, Ltd., 1922.</li><li>Bound by Bayntun in contemporary half green polished calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered maroon spine labels, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut as issued.</li></ul>

Novels of the Sisters Brontë

A limited edition of <a href="ters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sinbad The Sailor</a>, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> by the illustrator, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Edmund+Dulac&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edmund Dulac</a>.<ul><li>Illustrated by Edmund Dulac (French).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Hodder &amp; Stoughton,&nbsp;[1914]. </li><li>[4], 222, [2] pages.</li><li>23 tipped-in color plates on gilt decorated mounts with lettered guards and with gilt decorations and borders on text pages. </li><li>Part of a series of 500 numbered copies signed by Dulac.</li><li>Original full vellum with elaborate gilt decorations on cover and spine, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, ties renewed. </li></ul>

Sindbad The Sailor And Other Stories From The Arabian Nights | Signed by the Illustrator

Finely bound and illustrated limited-edition copy of Arabian Nights.<ul><li>Laurence Housman (English).</li><li>Illustrations by Edmund Dulac (Franco-British).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Hodder &amp; Stoughton,&nbsp;1907.</li><li>Includes mounted drawings by Dulac.</li><li>This edition is limited to 350 copies, numbered and signed by the artist.</li><li>Bound in full vellum with the covers and spines displaying gilded and blue titles and decorative details, top edge is gilded and there is a linen tie attached to the covers.</li></ul>

Arabian Nights

A limited edition of Stories From the Arabian Nights, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> by the illustrator, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Edmund%20Dulac&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edmund Dulac</a>.<ul><li>Illustrated by Edmund Dulac (French).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Hodder &amp; Stoughton,&nbsp;(1907).</li><li>Quarto.</li><li>xvi, 133, [3] pages.&nbsp;</li><li>Frontispiece and 49 tipped-in color plates on brown heavy stock at the back of the book as issued (50 images total).</li><li>Part of an edition of 350 numbered copies signed by Dulac.</li><li>Original full gilt-stamped vellum, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, brown heavy stock endpapers.</li></ul> "The success of [this] volume for Hodder and Stoughton in London assured Dulac employment in gift books for years to come." – Jeff A. Menges Dulac was only 25 years old when he was given the opportunity to illustrated this deluxe edition of the Arabian Nights for the gift market. It was Dulac's first collaboration with Hodder &amp; Stoughton; the book's robust sales led to a long partnership with the publisher to create an annual deluxe illustrated edition of a classic title for the holiday season. Thus this book can be said to have launched Dulac's career as one of the most respected artists of the Golden Age of Illustration. The frontispiece illustration of Scheherazade is especially striking.

Stories From The Arabian Nights Signed Limited Edition

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