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132 - ALASTAIR and PATER, Walter. Sebastian van Storck. With eight…
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ALASTAIR and PATER, Walter. Sebastian van Storck. With eight drawings by Alastair. 8 first-printing compositions, 7 of which are signed, by the German artist Alastair, whose decadent style resonates perfectly with this imaginary essay on 17th-century Dutch philosophy and society. Vienna, Avalun-verlag, 1924. Large quarto, old rose-coloured paper board binding, black calfskin title label glued to the front cover, ochre slipcase. 42 pp., 8 colour lithographs. In German. Scuffs to the slipcase. First print run of Alastair’s 8 colour lithographs (separate from the text), 7 of which are signed. Limited edition of 480 copies, numbered and signed by the illustrator. Included is the subscription form featuring a reproduction of one of the compositions. Walter Pater (1839–1894), a British essayist and critic, published four imaginary portraits between 1885 and 1887, each set at a turning point in the history of ideas or art. Among these portraits is that of Sebastian van Storck, a striking analysis of philosophical solipsism in 17th-century Dutch society. Alastair, the pseudonym of Baron Hans Henning Voigt (1887–1969), a self-taught German artist, is best known for his work as an illustrator; his style, which oscillates between decadence and Art Deco, has made him a spiritual heir to Aubrey Beardsley. A very fine copy.
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