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André FRÉNAUD. *Le Miroir de l’homme par les bêtes*.
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88
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André FRÉNAUD. *Le Miroir de l’homme par les bêtes*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,800 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
André FRÉNAUD. *Le Miroir de l’homme par les bêtes*. Paris: Édition Maeght, 1972.
Folio, loose-leaf, illustrated cover with inlay, in the publisher’s brown cloth slipcase.
First illustrated edition.
Limited edition of 225 copies on Bristol board, signed by the poet and the painter (no. 83). A remarkable book, illustrated and designed by Joan Miren as a tribute to Hieronymus Bosch.
The design created by Joan Miren on the theme of the mirror comprises, in addition to a collage of brightly coloured glossy paper on the cover, 10 pages lined with glossy paper in various shades, cold-printed, 3 colour etchings and aquatints, as well as 2 carborundum engravings of ‘scribbles’, one of which is the mirror image of the other.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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