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an old book with a picture of a man and a woman on ita book with a picture of a woman holding a birda book with a drawing of a man in a hatan open book that is sitting on a tabledrawing of a man in a red coat and hat with a canean image of a drawing of a woman in a dress with flowers on ita drawing of a woman in a dress with flowers on it
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231 - BARBIER, George. MARTIN, Ch. BARBIER (George).
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Description
BARBIER, George. MARTIN, Ch. BARBIER (George). Twenty-five costumes for the theatre. In-4 (31.6 × 23.9 cm), paperback, with an illustrated, embossed cover. Edition featuring a mounted composition on the cover, a portrait of the artist on the frontispiece engraved with a burin by Charles Martin, as well as 25 separate plates by George Barbier, coloured using a stencil and enhanced with gold and palladium, accompanied by captioned scrolls. Printed on bluish Arches Ingres laid paper, limited to 300 numbered copies; this is copy no. 26. The copy is enhanced with an original drawing of the title vignette in Indian ink, highlighted with white gouache. It also includes 8 signed autograph letters or cards (5 from Edmond Jaloux and 3 from George Barbier) addressed to Camille Bloch. This correspondence details the publishing history of the work. Foxing, particularly in the margins, and a few creases. The cover is scuffed at the edges, with slight tears at the corners. The page containing the original drawing shows slight soiling and a small tear at the edge.
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About the sale AUTUMN CATALOGUE AUCTION
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Auction time 11/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
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