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ERNST (Max). A week of kindness. Paris, Jeanne Bucher, 1934. 5 in-4 paperbacks, printed covers. Spines sunned, a few small tears or cuts at the edges of some covers (with small loss at the top of the cover of the 2nd quire). First section: Dimanche, item: La Boue, example: Le Lion de Belfort. [3] ff, 36 engraved plates (on 18 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Second book: Monday, element: Water, example: Water. [3] ff, 27 engraved plates (on 14 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Third book: Tuesday, element: Fire, example: The Court of the Dragon. [3] ff, 44 engraved plates (on 22 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Fourth book: Wednesday, element: Le Sang, example : Oedipe. [3] ff, 28 engraved plates (on 14 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Last quire: Thursday, element: Le Noir, examples: Le Rire du Coq, L'île de Pâques, Vendredi, element: La Vue, example: L'Intérieur de la Vue, Samedi, element: Inconnu, example: La Clé des Champs. [4] leaves, 16 engraved plates (on 8 leaves), [1 leaf], 10 engraved plates (on 5 leaves), [2] leaves, 6 engraved plates (on 3 leaves), [1] leaf, 4 engraved plates (on 2 leaves), [1] leaf, 2 engraved plates (on 1 leaf), [1] leaf, 10 engraved plates (on 1 leaf), [1 bl. leaf]. Edition of 828 copies; n°416 of 800 on Navarre paper. Apart from minor flaws to the covers, a very good, well-preserved and complete set. Invited to the Château de Vigolino in Italy in August 1933, Max Ernst drew on the library of his hostess, the Duchesse de Gramont, to cut out illustrations from various works of the previous century (such as Jules Mary's Damnées de Paris, or works illustrated by Gustave Doré) to create a fantastic collection of 184 collages, 182 of which were selected for publication in 5 booklets by gallery owner Jeanne Bucher. Initially planned as seven booklets (for each day of the week, with an associated element and "example"), poor sales of the first four meant that the last 3 days had to be condensed into a 5th and final volume. This is Max Ernst's third novel-collage, following La Femme 100 têtes (1929) and Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel (1930). The original collages, of incredible perfection and refinement, were first exhibited at Madrid's Museo de Arte Moderno in 1936 (with the exception of 5 plates deemed too blasphemous), only to be rediscovered in 2008-2009 during a series of exhibitions that took in Vienna, Brühl, Hamburg, Madrid and finally Paris at the Musée d'Orsay, provoking public and press enthusiasm: "the dreamlike force, the impressive disturbance of déjà-vu bewitch. Every rape perpetrated by an Easter Island statue emerging from behind a hanging, every torture of a bird-headed man, every crinoline-clad woman surrounded by dragons, every staging of an always absurd crime: it all goes straight to the brain. And once you've seen it, you'll never forget it. (Le Figaro, June 30, 2009, Éric Biétry-Rivierre). "In Une semaine de bonté, the tableaux and events that unfold over the pages are in stark contrast to the title. Power, violence, torture, murder and disaster are the dominant themes. The scenes of unrest and brutality that appear on many of the leaves are related to the alarming political situation of the time and the rising perils. Ernst was reacting to the establishment of dictatorships in Europe, and the seizure of power by the National Socialists. His contemporary concerns are interwoven with allegories, allusions to mythology, Genesis, fairy tales and legends, as well as snatches of dreams and poetic worlds. The work is also permeated by themes dear to the author: sexuality, anticlericalism, rejection of the family and the bourgeoisie, refusal of patriotism... Ultimately, Max Ernst seemed intent on denouncing a certain form of society. His irreverent collages reflect the state of mind of his men, who had returned traumatized from the First World War (he himself had served in the German artillery), and who had to find their place again in a society that was doing its utmost to forget the horrors of the conflict. He takes up the conventional, stereotyped representations of evil, abjection and suffering found in newspapers, magazines and novels. But by transforming them, by associating them with each other, he radically diverts these images from their original message and reinforces their impact." Presentation of the Musée d'Orsay exhibition, "Max Ernst 'Une semaine de bonté' - les collages originaux", June 30 - September 13, 2009.

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ERNST (Max). A week of kindness. Paris, Jeanne Bucher, 1934. 5 in-4 paperbacks, printed covers. Spines sunned, a few small tears or cuts at the edges of some covers (with small loss at the top of the cover of the 2nd quire). First section: Dimanche, item: La Boue, example: Le Lion de Belfort. [3] ff, 36 engraved plates (on 18 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Second book: Monday, element: Water, example: Water. [3] ff, 27 engraved plates (on 14 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Third book: Tuesday, element: Fire, example: The Court of the Dragon. [3] ff, 44 engraved plates (on 22 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Fourth book: Wednesday, element: Le Sang, example : Oedipe. [3] ff, 28 engraved plates (on 14 ff), [1 f.bl.]. Last quire: Thursday, element: Le Noir, examples: Le Rire du Coq, L'île de Pâques, Vendredi, element: La Vue, example: L'Intérieur de la Vue, Samedi, element: Inconnu, example: La Clé des Champs. [4] leaves, 16 engraved plates (on 8 leaves), [1 leaf], 10 engraved plates (on 5 leaves), [2] leaves, 6 engraved plates (on 3 leaves), [1] leaf, 4 engraved plates (on 2 leaves), [1] leaf, 2 engraved plates (on 1 leaf), [1] leaf, 10 engraved plates (on 1 leaf), [1 bl. leaf]. Edition of 828 copies; n°416 of 800 on Navarre paper. Apart from minor flaws to the covers, a very good, well-preserved and complete set. Invited to the Château de Vigolino in Italy in August 1933, Max Ernst drew on the library of his hostess, the Duchesse de Gramont, to cut out illustrations from various works of the previous century (such as Jules Mary's Damnées de Paris, or works illustrated by Gustave Doré) to create a fantastic collection of 184 collages, 182 of which were selected for publication in 5 booklets by gallery owner Jeanne Bucher. Initially planned as seven booklets (for each day of the week, with an associated element and "example"), poor sales of the first four meant that the last 3 days had to be condensed into a 5th and final volume. This is Max Ernst's third novel-collage, following La Femme 100 têtes (1929) and Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel (1930). The original collages, of incredible perfection and refinement, were first exhibited at Madrid's Museo de Arte Moderno in 1936 (with the exception of 5 plates deemed too blasphemous), only to be rediscovered in 2008-2009 during a series of exhibitions that took in Vienna, Brühl, Hamburg, Madrid and finally Paris at the Musée d'Orsay, provoking public and press enthusiasm: "the dreamlike force, the impressive disturbance of déjà-vu bewitch. Every rape perpetrated by an Easter Island statue emerging from behind a hanging, every torture of a bird-headed man, every crinoline-clad woman surrounded by dragons, every staging of an always absurd crime: it all goes straight to the brain. And once you've seen it, you'll never forget it. (Le Figaro, June 30, 2009, Éric Biétry-Rivierre). "In Une semaine de bonté, the tableaux and events that unfold over the pages are in stark contrast to the title. Power, violence, torture, murder and disaster are the dominant themes. The scenes of unrest and brutality that appear on many of the leaves are related to the alarming political situation of the time and the rising perils. Ernst was reacting to the establishment of dictatorships in Europe, and the seizure of power by the National Socialists. His contemporary concerns are interwoven with allegories, allusions to mythology, Genesis, fairy tales and legends, as well as snatches of dreams and poetic worlds. The work is also permeated by themes dear to the author: sexuality, anticlericalism, rejection of the family and the bourgeoisie, refusal of patriotism... Ultimately, Max Ernst seemed intent on denouncing a certain form of society. His irreverent collages reflect the state of mind of his men, who had returned traumatized from the First World War (he himself had served in the German artillery), and who had to find their place again in a society that was doing its utmost to forget the horrors of the conflict. He takes up the conventional, stereotyped representations of evil, abjection and suffering found in newspapers, magazines and novels. But by transforming them, by associating them with each other, he radically diverts these images from their original message and reinforces their impact." Presentation of the Musée d'Orsay exhibition, "Max Ernst 'Une semaine de bonté' - les collages originaux", June 30 - September 13, 2009.

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