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526 - Le dérisoire absolu. Pet. in-4°.
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Estimate €150 - €200

Description

Le dérisoire absolu. Pet. in-4°. - A booklet full of derision published on the occasion of the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Kingdom of Belgium, a country described by Alechinsky, Bury and Folon as follows in the leaflet accompanying the publication: "To solve three problems, Belgium has found a dozen solutions. Unable to choose between them, it waits and solves this waiting by inventing Commissions, Commissioners, Reporters, Emissaries, Delegates, Attachés. Thus was born a supernumerary Belgium". Illustrated with reproductions of works by Alechinsky and a logo by Folon on the lower cover. With an aut. s. letter from Alechinsky to Joseph Noiret dated January 1980 with a small original drawing: "Pour Joseph, qui sait sur place, et mieux, de quoi on parle, son ami, Pierre". - Prov. Joseph Noiret (dispatch). - Joint: 2 posters illustrated by Alechinsky: 1. EXPR/ MNTL5/ filmexprmntlfilm/ 25/12/1974 2/1/1975/ Casino Knokke [...]. Colour lithograph, 79.0 x 59.0 cm, signed in stone (green and horizontal folds, small marg. tear). - 2 Jazz// 5th Paris Jazz Festival/ 27 October - 6 November 1984. Colour lithograph, 75,0 x 50,0 cm, signed in stone (small folds, small tear at edges with small loss at lower left corner). (3 pcs)

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526 - Le dérisoire absolu. Pet. in-4°. See original version (French)

526 - Le dérisoire absolu. Pet. in-4°.
See original version (French)