256 - Jean Dubuffet - [Eugene] Guillevic. *Le Murs*. Original lithographs by Jean Dubuffet. Paris, Les Editions du Livre, 1950. Includes 15 full-sheet lithographs, one of which is on the cover. Loose double sheets in original cover, slipcase with spine label, and outer slipcase.

Jean Dubuffet - [Eugene] Guillevic. *Le Murs*. Original lithographs by Jean Dubuffet. Paris, Les Editions du Livre, 1950. Includes 15 full-sheet lithographs, one of which is on the cover. Loose double sheets in original cover, slipcase with spine label, and outer slipcase. Auction call time: approx. 3:20 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 150 copies on Montval handmade paper (total print run 172). - 15 of the original 30 lithographs were selected by the artist as early as 1945 and printed on the Mourlot Frères hand press; some were dated on the stone. - The twelve poems by Eugene Guillevic (1907–1997) were not written until 1950 and were printed on the double sheets by Joseph Zichieri in Paris. - The French poet contributed to numerous artists’ books and received awards such as the “Prix Goncourt de la poésie” and the “Grand prix national de poésie.” Webel I, 53–67. - LC 2001 128. - A&B 88 38.5 : 29.0 cm. [68] pages. - Slipcase with light edge discoloration and foxing; spine of the chemise faded. - Interior in impeccable condition. English description: Includes 15 sheet-sized lithographs, one of which is on the cover. Loose double sheets in an illustrated original wrapper. Bound together in an original chemise with spine label and slipcase. One of 150 copies on Montval hand-made paper (total print run of 172). - 15 of the original 30 lithographs were selected by the artist as early as 1945 and printed on the hand press of Mourlot Frères; some were dated on the stone. - The twelve poems by Eugène Guillevic (1907–1997) were not written until 1950 and were printed by Joseph Zichieri in Paris. - The French poet contributed to numerous artist’s books and received a number of awards, including the Prix Goncourt de la poésie and the Grand prix national de poésie. - “Jean Dubuffet’s art is imbued with a sense of morbid unease. He depicts the world as a messy and chaotic environment. With a drawing style that is both sophisticated and, at the same time, deliberately crude, Dubuffet created an art distinct from that of other artists of the postwar period. “Les Murs” illustrates Dubuffet’s interest in l’art brut and reveals the inspiration he drew from the art of the mentally ill.” (Robert Flynn Johnson, in: LC) Slipcase with faded margins and foxing; spine of the chemise faded. - Interior in perfect condition.