Jarry, A., Ubu-Roi. King Ubu. A drama in five acts. With original woodcuts (10 o…

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Jarry, A.,

Ubu-Roi. King Ubu. A drama in five acts. With original woodcuts (10 of them signed) by Wolfgang Schlick. Wiesbaden, Offizin Parvus (Schulze-Reichenberg/ Dörries) 1965. fol. Ohlwd. Original wooden slipcase in. reinforced wooden strips. Dittmar 374 - One of 50 numbered and artist-signed copies of the special edition on laid paper. - Block book. Endpapers somewhat creased, otherwise good copy.

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Jarry, A.,

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Estim. 5 000 - 6 000 EUR

MIRÓ (Joan). - JARRY (Alfred). Ubu roi. Paris, Tériade éditeur, 1966. In-folio, (8 blank)-133-(15 of which the last 11 are blank) pp. in sheets with publisher's cloth-covered hardback folder and slipcase. EDITION ISSUED IN 205 NUMEROTES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, the present copy among the XXV hors commerce. LITHOGRAPHIC COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY JOAN MIRO: 13 double-page plates out of text.

Estim. 850 - 1 400 EUR

Joan Miro, 1893 Barcelona - 1983 Palma, lithograph on Arches, #'Le Massacre du Roi de Pologne#' from the series #'Ubu Roi#', 1966, H.C., hand-signed, top edge l. Light edge, unframed, sheet 54x74 cm

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Romain COOLUS (1868-1952). Autograph manuscript signed, Notes dramatiques, [December 1896]; 17pages in-8 on linen paper (edges a little frayed). Theatrical chronicle of the premiere of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi, December 10, 1896, at the Nouveau Théâtre, for the 4th season of the Théâtre de l'Œuvre, directed by Lugné-Poe. Romain Coolus's article appeared in La Revue Blanche on January 1, 1897, which also published Jarry's response to the critics under the title Questions de Théâtre."Ah! it was a beautiful and historic evening, the premiere of Ubu-Roi! Since then, literature, art and politics have been imbued with Ubu; on all sides, people love Ubu; they fight for Ubu, and for Ubu they kill each other. [...] M. Jarry has been strongly scolded and the press has ferulated him in a fine way"... Coolus quotes the lecture Jarry gave before the performance... "Be that as it may, a great deal of fun was had that evening and ever since! So M. Jarry has no small claim on our gratitude. However, I like Ubu Roi only half-heartedly, and here's why: I would have liked more vehemence and unexpectedness in the fantasy; the genre admitted, it doesn't seem to me that the author has made the most of the absolute, complete freedom he had granted himself. [...] Far from reproaching M. Jarry for excess, I'm tempted to complain that he didn't push his outrageous verve to the point of extravagance. In a word, in my opinion, he is wrong not to disconcert violently enough. What's more, the language he lends to his muckrakers can be excessive, with a Rabelaisian edge and truculence. I found it too classic, too correct and too wise. [...] Ubu Roi was a curious show that was rather foolishly received. People were generally disappointed, as if Jarry had promised the world the gospel of future art"... Etc. Then Coolus evokes Firmin Gémier, who made the role of Ubu "an unforgettable type", and the staging constituting "a kind of new theatrical language"... The rest of the article is devoted to Brieux's L'Évasion at the Théâtre-Français, a revival of Sardou's Divorçons, plus some theatrical news.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Georges ROUAULT (1871 1958) L'Administrateur colonial. Plate from Ubu Roi. Etching and aquatint on vellum. Some traces of wavy folds, transfer of subject to verso, tiny stains in margins. (I. Rouault 16 ét. def.) 26.8 x 15.7 cm. Folio: 43.5 x 33cm.

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