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"Mathieu MESSAGIER - Quelque rien légendaire Published by Editions Le Renard Pâle in the Sous le signe du Soleil Noir collection, Paris, 2007 - Extremely rare first edition of this poem illustrated by Claude Viallat, limited to 18 signed copies on Arches vellum. This is one of the 6 first copies, signed by the author, and the only one with a page entirely handwritten by the author. "" Horizons gobble the ephemeral on the line The angle of the moons and the blurred rainbow And playful, impartial, distraught part of its whole Which immobilizes you in the face of doubt the other sign "" This copy is illustrated with 3 MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL AQUARELLES by Claude Viallat, one of which is a large double-page spread. These watercolors, in pink tones, correspond to the characteristic shapes and recognizable "signature" of the work of the artist, who describes his work in the following terms: "" ... what counts is the way in which the colors play with the colors beneath them, how in an intuitive, unintended, unforeseen way, I manage to organize a surface in density, in intensity. "" One of the most beautifully illustrated books by this electric poet, a close friend of Michel Bulteau, who was also the subject of the 2002 film "Le dernier des immobiles", showcasing his prolific oeuvre. The book is in sheet form, with a crystal-clear cover. Perfect condition. In-8 oblong, unpaginated."
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"Mathieu MESSAGIER - Quelque rien légendaire Published by Editions Le Renard Pâle in the Sous le signe du Soleil Noir collection, Paris, 2007 - Extremely rare first edition of this poem illustrated by Claude Viallat, limited to 18 signed copies on Arches vellum. This is one of the 6 first copies, signed by the author, and the only one with a page entirely handwritten by the author. "" Horizons gobble the ephemeral on the line The angle of the moons and the blurred rainbow And playful, impartial, distraught part of its whole Which immobilizes you in the face of doubt the other sign "" This copy is illustrated with 3 MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL AQUARELLES by Claude Viallat, one of which is a large double-page spread. These watercolors, in pink tones, correspond to the characteristic shapes and recognizable "signature" of the work of the artist, who describes his work in the following terms: "" ... what counts is the way in which the colors play with the colors beneath them, how in an intuitive, unintended, unforeseen way, I manage to organize a surface in density, in intensity. "" One of the most beautifully illustrated books by this electric poet, a close friend of Michel Bulteau, who was also the subject of the 2002 film "Le dernier des immobiles", showcasing his prolific oeuvre. The book is in sheet form, with a crystal-clear cover. Perfect condition. In-8 oblong, unpaginated."
