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an open book with a drawing of a man sitting in a chairthe book is sitting on a white surface with a blue writing on itdrawing of a view of a city with a fountain in the middledrawing of a street scene with a person walking a dog on a leashpencil drawing of a man in a suit sitting at a deska black and white photo of a menu in a restaurantpencil drawing of a man in a suit sitting at a deskthe cover of the book la rivierre enchanteeea box sitting on top of a desk next to a window
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186 - [FOUJITA]. HÉRON DE VILLEFOSSE (René).
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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[FOUJITA]. HÉRON DE VILLEFOSSE (René). *La Rivière Enchantée*, Paris, Bernard Klein, 1951. Quarto, loose-leaf, with an illustrated cover and publisher’s slipcase; an illustrated edition featuring 26 etchings by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, including 11 in colour on marbled paper, 12 in black (including 4 with highlights), comprising the author’s portrait and the artist’s self-portrait, 2 initial letters and the cover. Limited edition of 315 numbered copies; this one is no. 231, one of 250 printed on large-size Arches vellum. The finest book illustrated by Foujita, published to mark his 65th birthday and dedicated to Paris and the Seine. It constitutes the third and final instalment – and the most sought-after – of Héron de Villefosse’s Parisian trilogy, alongside *Le village inspiré*, illustrated by Utrillo, and *Rive gauche*, illustrated by Vlaminck. THE CONDITION OF THE LOTS IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE LISTINGS. Please contact us to obtain a condition report: [email protected]
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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