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546 - MÉHEUT (Mathurin) – [Mathurin Méheut 1882–1958 Nine engravin…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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MÉHEUT (Mathurin) – [Mathurin Méheut 1882–1958 Nine engravings. Woodcuts and linocuts […] Introduction by René Le Bihan, Curator of the Brest Museum] - No place, No publisher, [1979] - 1 folio volume (49.50 x 63 cm), oblong, loose-leaf, in a navy blue cloth slipcase decorated with Mathurin Méheut’s monogram in grey on the front cover - Title page, facsimile of Maurice Genevoix’s handwritten preface and blank cover (with filled-in space) are missing - 4 pages of introduction, text in two columns by René Le Bihan - A few scattered foxing spots affecting some of the engravings - 4 plates (out of 9) by Mathurin Méheut, engraved as loose sheets on tinted Japanese paper, as trial proofs, printed either by hand rubbing or on a hand press by Micheline Mével-Roussel, all preceded by their respective text and bearing Mathurin Méheut’s dry-stamped monogram: Spring Ploughing (no. 2) – The Square Tower (no. 7) – Potato Harvesting (no. 8) – The Beaching (no. 9) - List of engravings with details of the techniques in fine - Text pages on Arches vellum - A fine proof copy without the colophon (total print run: 35 + VII + 4 on China paper and a few trial proofs) - A volume published on the initiative of Maryvonne Méheut.
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About the sale L'AME BRETONNE Sale – 23rd edition
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Auction time 07/05/2026 at 10:00 AM
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