1 / 2

Description

D'APRÈS ARISTIDE MAILLOL

AFTER ARISTIDE MAILLOL Reunion of two dies Man and horse (drawn) - Gathering (not drawn) Woodcut enhanced with gilding to reveal the motif The first annotated 'Tiré' with the words 'Bois original d'Aristide/Maillol pour mon édition des Géorgiques de Virgile/Philippe Gonin' on the back (Small chips, wear and the second one parqueted) A set of two printing blocks, woodcut enhanced with gilding to reveal the motif, the first one annotated 'Tiré' with the words 'Bois original d'Aristide/Maillol pour mon édition des Géorgiques de Virgile/Philippe Gonin' on the back 11,5 x 13,4 cm - 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. 12,3 x 13,4 cm - 4 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. Provenance - Philippe Gonin Collection, France - Private collection, France (acquired from the latter) - Acquired from the latter Note In February 1939, publisher Philippe Gonin published a prospectus announcing a new edition of the classic text "Les géorgiques". Of the planned one hundred woodcuts by sculptor Aristide Maillot, fifteen were already ready and, according to Gonin, the rest would be finished within a month. This was too optimistic, and the book was not published until several years later. To make his point, Gonin wrote that it was Maillol himself who engraved the plates for this edition, but this was not the case; he couldn't see well enough for that (it was because of this sight defect that he had given up tapestry in 1895 and sought his salvation in sculpture). Maillol would sketch on the plate, which was then carved by experienced engravers. "Les géorgiques" was the third book he produced for the Gonin brothers: he illustrated Ovid's "L'art d'aimer" (1935), as well as an English and French translation of Longus' "Daphnis et Chloé" (1937-193888888]. This fruitful collaboration suited the brothers Philippe and André Gonin well, as their beginnings as publishers in the 1920s had proved difficult. Their motto was: "Labor improbus omnia vincit" ("Hard work conquers all"). Between 1925 and 1939, the publishing house was based in Paris, then continued its activities in Lausanne.Source: Nationale Bibliotheek, The Hague

Automatically translated by DeepL. The original version is the only legally valid version.
To see the original version, click here.

85 
Go to lot
<
>

D'APRÈS ARISTIDE MAILLOL

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

* Not including buyer’s premium.
Please read the conditions of sale for more information.

Sale fees: 30 %
Leave bid
Register

For sale on Tuesday 16 Jul : 14:30 (CEST)
neuilly-sur-seine, France
Aguttes
+33147455555
Browse the catalogue Sales terms Sale info

Delivery to
Change delivery address
Delivery is not mandatory.
You may use the carrier of your choice.
The indicated price does not include the price of the lot or the auction house's fees.