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1115 - Manet, Édouard
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Manet, Édouard Duret, Théodore A History of Édouard Manet and his Work. With a catalogue of paintings and pastels. With numerous illustrations within the text as well as 23 plates outside the text, including two original etchings by Edouard Manet on vellum and numerous woodcuts and reproductions, some in colour. Paris, H. Floury, 1902. 3 leaves, 301 pp., 3 leaves, 2 leaves, large 4°. Hand-bound half-leather binding with leather corners and inlaid marbled paper. Signed: ‘Ausu’. Cover bound in. (slightly rubbed). Guerin 27 and 39. – Rosenthal p. 171. - Mahé I, 810. - First edition of the seminal early monograph on Édouard Manet, written by the art critic, collector and committed advocate of Impressionism, Théodore Duret (1838–1927/29). This comprehensive volume combines an art-historical assessment of Manet’s development and standing within modern French painting with a systematic catalogue of his paintings and pastels. The work became an early point of reference for Manet scholarship. Includes the original etchings *Le Gamin au chien* (The Boy with the Dog), an etching after the 1861 painting *Le gamin au chien*, signed on the plate. Printed for this edition in the second and final state (II/II). Catalogue raisonné: Guérin 27, Harris 31 (also listed as McKean Fisher 5 or Wilson 15) and *L’Olympia*, an etching after the famous painting of 1863–65. Printed for the 1902 Duret edition in the sixth state according to Guérin (VI/VI) or in the fifth state according to Harris (V/V). Catalogue raisonné: Guérin 39, Harris 53. – A good copy. With numerous illustrations in the text and 23 plates outside the text, including two original etchings by Édouard Manet on wove paper, as well as numerous wood engravings and reproductions, some in colour. Paris, H. Floury, 1902. 3 leaves, 301 pp., 3 leaves, 2 leaves. Large 4to. Contemporary hand-bound half-calf with leather corners and marbled-paper sides, signed ‘Ausu’, original wrappers bound in. (Minimally rubbed.) – First edition of this seminal early monograph on Édouard Manet, written by the art critic, collector and committed champion of Impressionism, Théodore Duret (1838–1927/29). This substantial volume combines an art-historical assessment of Manet’s development and his position within modern French painting with a systematic catalogue of his paintings and pastels. It became an early standard reference for Manet scholarship. Includes the original etchings *Le Gamin au chien* (The Boy with a Dog), based on Manet’s 1861 painting *Le gamin au chien*, signed on the plate and printed for this edition in the second and final state (II/II), catalogue raisonné: Guérin 27, Harris 31 (also McKean Fisher 5 and Wilson 15), and *L’Olympia*, after the celebrated painting of 1863–65, printed for the 1902 Duret edition in the sixth state according to Guérin (VI/VI), or the fifth state according to Harris (V/V), catalogue raisonné: Guérin 39, Harris 53. A good copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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