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25 - CLEMENT-JANIN. The Curious Life of Marcellin Desboutin.
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Estimate 80 € - 100 €
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CLEMENT-JANIN. The Curious Life of Marcellin Desboutin. Painter – Engraver – Poet. Paris, Floury, 1922, small quarto, 2 leaves – IV pp. – 290 pp. – 1 leaf – 41 plates, including 5 etchings and 4 in colour. Bound in cherry-coloured coarse-grained half-maroquin, smooth spine, gilt title and floral motifs, front cover preserved. (Unsigned binding, circa 1950). – Spine very slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy. First edition & first printing. 5 original drypoint engravings by Desboutin himself: ‘Norbert Goeneutte’; ‘La femme au toutou’; ‘Desboutin à la bavette’; ‘Puvis de Chavannes’; ‘Renoir’. 36 reproductions of works, including 4 in colour. This monograph provides a bibliography and a complete, detailed catalogue of the works of the illustrious artist from the Bourbonnais region (Cérilly, 1823 – Nice, 1901). The Anne-de-Beaujeu Museum in Moulins dedicated a comprehensive retrospective to the artist in 2019 (catalogue: *Marcellin Desboutin 1823–1902: At the Forefront of Portraiture*, published by MAB, Faton).
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 29/10/2026 à 11h00
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