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75. # AR PIERRE ALECHINSKY (B. 1927) AND GILBERT LASCAULT (1…
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75
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75. # AR PIERRE ALECHINSKY (B. 1927) AND GILBERT LASCAULT (1…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500 - €4,500
Voluntary lot
Description
75. # AR PIERRE ALECHINSKY (B. 1927) AND GILBERT LASCAULT (1934–2022)
Arrondissements – deluxe edition
Paris, Daniel Lelong, 1983
Lithographic walks based on maps of Paris, with step-by-step captions
Italian-style album (32 x 47.7 cm), with a colour-illustrated cover on both boards
Blue cloth slipcase with flaps, embossed with the title on the top board and fastened with ties
21 colour lithographs, each signed and numbered III/XX
31.5 x 47.4 cm each
Inserted at the back of the slipcase is the volume (21 x 15 cm) in which each arrondissement is illustrated
With accompanying texts by Gilbert Lascaut for each one
Total print run of 154 copies; this one, numbered III/XX, is signed by the author and the illustrator on the booklet
An exceptional copy enhanced with two additional covers: the ‘BAT’ (ready for printing) proof of the cover, signed by the artist and dated ‘10.03.83’, as well as the original cover layout featuring the original collages
Note: Paris comprises only 20 arrondissements; there are two lithographs for the 16th arrondissement (16th north and south)
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Mr René Le Moigne, a colourist and lithographer who was in charge of the Maeght workshop until 1982, and of the Lelong workshop until its closure in 1988
Passed down through the family
See original version (French)
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