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GENEVOIX (Maurice). Forêt voisine.
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GENEVOIX (Maurice). Forêt voisine.
See original version (French)
Lot no. 100
GENEVOIX (Maurice).
Forêt voisine.
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, [1933]. - In-12, 192 x 175: (1 blank page), 282 pp, (2 pages), printed cover. Paperback, green cloth chemise and later hardback slipcase.
Thiébaud, 453.
Second edition, after that of 1931, of this novel by Maurice Genevoix, largely devoted to the conservation of habitats and animal species, and in which 4 chapters are devoted to hunting (IX to XII).
One of the first 10 numbered copies on Hollande paper, with 25 original watercolours by the painter Maurice ASSELIN (1882-1947).
These 25 watercolours were done in the margins, sometimes following the text. The artist has identified himself on the false title, which reads: "Dessins et aquarelles Maurice Asselin" (Drawings and watercolours by Maurice Asselin).
According to Bénézit, "the lessons of the academic painter Cormon probably influenced him less than his discovery of the Impressionist painters at the Musée du Luxembourg. If, according to André Salmon, "Claude Monet saved Asselin from the juices and bitumen, Cézanne, who was more profound, encouraged him to build and confirmed his ambition for an art that would be both the most lively and the most classical". However, he had to be cautious about identifying his influences, even though, as Asselin himself put it, "Art is instinct and passion, and springs from a love of life filled with wonder. Staying close to life, he paints warm, intimate scenes, portraying members of his family, especially his wife and friends. It is with emotion that he renders landscapes, especially when they are watercolours with quick, luminous strokes. Although Brittany inspired him to paint seascapes, his frequent visits to England and London enabled him to make contact with literary circles, as he did in Paris. He is also a painter of nudes and still lifes. He illustrated, among others, Rien qu'une femme, by Francis Carco; Mort de quelqu'un, by Jules Romain and the Rapsodie foraine, taken from Amours jaunes by Tristan Cornière" (Bénézit, I, p. 506).
Attached are 2 autograph pages from the artist, listing the pages on which the watercolours can be found. He has omitted those on pages 34 and 134.
A very well preserved copy despite a few pips.
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