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283 - TAL COAT (Pierre). Intaglio engravings for "Bestiaire" by Pi…
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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TAL COAT (Pierre). Intaglio engravings for "Bestiaire" by Pierre Lecuire. Scratched proofs. Extremely rare suite of original etchings by Pierre Tal Coat (1905-1985), who disappeared during the production of Pierre Lecuire's Bestiaire. . [Paris, Éditions des livres de Pierre Lecuire, 1985], vol. in-8 (252 × 165 mm), leaves, unbound. Excellent copies on fine vellum of the 35 etchings and drypoint engravings, and the 15 additional plates. All plates are discreetly marked with two small lines in a corner. The edition of the book itself was limited to 72 copies, 15 of which included the suite of 15 plates. It seems that there may have been a few additional editions, probably produced for friends, institutions or other recipients. In fact, the plates from the suite on sale seem never to have accompanied any of the 72 copies, as they are in octavo format on Rives vellum paper, whereas the edition of the book is in folio format, 33 cm, on Moulin de Pombié paper and on Chine for the suite. Pierre Tal Coat had been engraving birds and animals since 1970, using scrap copper found in the studio and treating it like a sketchbook during the waiting periods when the aquatints were being etched or the lithographic stones were being prepared. When Pierre Lecuire visited Tal Coat in Switzerland in 1979, he chose 50 copper plates from among the hundreds presented to him for a Bestiaire project. These are the plates that appear in this book, engraved "between 1979 and 1984" according to the colophon.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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