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Tombeau De Edouard Vuillard

Edouard Vuillard

Sylvan Cole Gallery Spain

Artwork details

Artist
Edouard Vuillard
Title
Tombeau De Edouard Vuillard
Description

Giraudoux, Jean.
Tombeau de Edouard Vuillard.
Paris: Pour les Amis de Vuillard, 1944.

First and only edition of this tribute to Vuillard, one of the great painter-printmakers of the Nabi (or "Revue Blanche") group.

ILLUSTRATED WITH FIVE ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY VUILLARD, four of which are printed full-page and hors-texte. Vuillard made only seven etchings, and of the five printed here, only one had (or has) ever been printed elsewhere.

From a total edition 150 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 20 COPIES WITH AN EXTRA SET OF THE ETCHINGS, PRINTED WITHOUT THE TEXT.

Beautifully printed on fine Marais wove paper (with the suite on Arches wove paper) by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, one of the great printer-illustrators of the 20th century.

Folio. Original wraps. Uncut, bright, and fine.

The Artist & the Book 319; Roger-Marx 61, 62, 64, 65, and 66.

An exceptional copy of a very rare book, with a total of ten original etchings by Vuillard.

Date
1944
Medium
Etching and Aquatint
Edition
20
Signature
Unsigned
Catalogue Raisonne
The Artist & the Book 319; Roger-Marx 61, 62, 64, 65, and 66
Sheet
33 x 25.5 cm
Price
Price on request
The Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Jean-Édouard Vuillard was a French painter, decorative artist and printmaker. From 1891 through 1900, he was a prominent member of the Nabis, making paintings which assembled areas of pure color, and interior scenes, influenced by Japanese prints, where the subjects were blended into colors and patterns.

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