a stack of books sitting on a wooden tablean open book with writing on it sitting on a tablea open book with a picture of a cat on itan open book with a poem on it sitting on a tablean old book with a drawing of a man and a woman on ita book on a wooden table with a white covera picture of a book that is open on a white background
Hermitage Fine Art

781 - JOSON SALINA - JEANNOT EICHER
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
JOSON SALINA - JEANNOT EICHER NOTHING TO SEE SINGLE PRINT. LIMITED EDITION. NUMBERED. WITH AN AUTOGRAPH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 1 VOLUME. 1948. IN FRENCH. Neuchâtel, Paul Attinger, 1948. Large 4° format, 44 pp. and 10 original etchings, printed separately, by Jeannot Eicher, marked 39/45 in pencil in the margin, on loose sheets with a filled-in printed cover, two-colour typography, titled spine, date in Roman numerals, in black. 34 x 27 cm A single edition of 50 copies printed on Montval paper in the vat, comprising 5 named copies marked A to E and 45 copies numbered 1 to 45. This is no. 39/45. Copy enhanced with a signed autograph dedication on the half-title page. A handwritten poem by the author entitled ‘Le chat’, signed, dated ‘IV 49’ and dedicated to Martine. Printed on 30 April 1948 by Paul Attinger, master printer in Neuchâtel, for the text, and by P. Bataillard in Lausanne for the etchings, the plates for which were scraped after printing Jeannot Eicher (Jean Eicher, known as Loiseau) (1930–1999) A Swiss painter, graphic designer and illustrator, born in Vallorbe, in the canton of Vaud, he also made a name for himself in the fields of engraving and lithography. His work is particularly notable for his pen and Indian ink drawings, as well as his lithographs and expressive etchings. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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