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293 - VAN DONGEN (Kees) and MARGUERITE (Victor). La garçonne.
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Estimate €300 - €500
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VAN DONGEN (Kees) and MARGUERITE (Victor). La garçonne. Avant-garde feminist novel illustrated with 28 colour lithographs by Van Dongen. Paris, E. Flammarion, 1926. Paperback (250x195mm). [5ff.] 386pp. [2ff.] + 28ff. of coloured plates ; cover illustrated with a vignette. Cover slightly soiled, two very small wet spots, quires split in various places separating the body of the book from the spine; held together however. One of 26 HC lettered copies (here: U) on Arches à la forme paper. This novel was a huge bestseller - around 600,000 copies sold - and caused quite a stir. A year after its publication, more than 150 articles had been published about it. In short, the book caused a scandal. The main character, Monique, dresses like a boy, has short bobbed hair, smokes cigarettes, takes drugs and has mistresses. The book was described as pornographic, and its social and political implications - the equality of men and women - were not appreciated either. It caused such a stir that Victor Margueritte was stripped of his knighthood and stripped of the Legion of Honour. The story was later adapted for the stage and screen (source: National Bibliotheek). Van Dongen's lithographs are captivating because of the choice of colours, the sureness of the brushstrokes, even though they are quick and almost sketchy, and the perfection of their composition. Some are unmistakably Art Deco, others borrow from Japanese prints, and the silhouettes and faces on the pages exude a sweet whiff of Modigliani...
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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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