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249 - ROMAINS, Jules and VERNEUIL, Maurice Pillard.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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ROMAINS, Jules and VERNEUIL, Maurice Pillard. Images of a Woman. Twenty-four nude studies. Paris, Denoël & Steele, 1931. In-4 (30.5 x 24 cm), loose-leaf, in a black half-cloth slipcase, rust-coloured paper covers, printed label glued to the front cover, black linen laces for fastening. 16 pp., 24 plates. First edition. A series of 24 exquisite full-page black-and-white nude photographs reproduced by heliogravure. “Black-and-white photographs of female nudes evoking statuary through the play of light and the purity of form, which lend the smooth, perfect bodies the lustre of marble. By a jack-of-all-trades (1869–1942) in the decorative arts, who had been based on the Swiss shores of Lake Geneva since the post-war period, and for whom this is his sole photographic work. A return, of a manner, to the academic nude, characterised by the athletic and icy aesthetic of the 1930s” (Pierre Boudrot, Bibliographie des éditions Denoël et Steele). Limited edition of 1,100 numbered copies; this one is no. 889. Foreword by Jules Romains. In excellent condition.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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