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259 - Jean Dubuffet. Two Artist’s Books. 1962 and 1967.
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Jean Dubuffet. Two Artist’s Books. 1962 and 1967. Starting time: approx. 3:22 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) I. Pierre-André Benoit. *Oreilles gardées*. Paris-Alés, PAB 1962. With 13 full-page and double-page illustrations, including the cover. Original paperback. One of 300 copies monogrammed and numbered by the author, who also served as the publisher (total print run: 400). “Oreilles gardées” was printed with hard rubber type on “cheap” paper, entirely in accordance with the wishes of the artist, an important pioneer of “art brut.” - II. Max Loreau. Cerceaux ‘sorcellent. Basel, Beyerle, and Paris, Bucher 1967. With 20 illustrations by Jean Dubuffet, some in color and mostly full-page. Colorfully illustrated original paperback in a slipcase. One of 750 copies for general sale, plus 50 “h.c.” copies. Beautiful screen-print-style print in blue, red, and black on heavy-weight vellum. Webel II, 918–932 and 1050–1070. — Monod 1375 and 7280. — V & A 140 26.0 × 25.0 cm. [32] pages. - 27.0 : 21.8. [52] pages. - II: Cover slightly browned. Book block separated. Some pages show browning from tiny foxing spots. - II: Spine browned, covers weak. English description: I. Pierre-André Benoit. *Oreilles gardées*. With 13 full-page and double-page illustrations, including the dust jacket. Original paperback. One of 300 copies monogrammed and numbered by the author, who also served as the publisher (total print run of 400). “Oreilles gardées” was printed with hard rubber type on “cheap” paper. “‘... I still prefer papers that are as simple as possible; I don’t like luxury papers—I love ugly and coarser papers.’” - II. Max Loreau. Cerceaux ‘sorcellent.’ With 20 illustrations by Jean Dubuffet, some in color and mostly full-page. Color-illustrated original paperback in a slipcase. One of 750 copies for general sale, plus 50 “h.c.” copies. Beautiful serigraph-style print in blue, red, and black on heavyweight vellum. II: Cover slightly browned. Book block separated. Some pages show browning from tiny water stains. - II: Spine browned, cover weak.
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Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2Auction house
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