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262 - Germaine Richier - René de Solier. *Contre terre*. Illustrated with twenty-four original etchings by Germaine Richier. Lausanne: André and Pierre Gonin, 1958. With 24 aquatint etchings, ten of which are full-sheet. Loose double-page sheets in original envelope and half-parchment slipcase, together in a slipcase.
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Germaine Richier - René de Solier. *Contre terre*. Illustrated with twenty-four original etchings by Germaine Richier. Lausanne: André and Pierre Gonin, 1958. With 24 aquatint etchings, ten of which are full-sheet. Loose double-page sheets in original envelope and half-parchment slipcase, together in a slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:24 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 120 copies (total edition of 155, including 25 “hors commerce”). - Signatures by the artist, author, and publisher on the colophon. - Printed on handmade Auvergne paper from Richard-de-Bas. - In 1946, Germaine Richier returned to France from exile, deliberately seeking contact with the avant-garde art scene. In 1954, she married the poet and art critic René de Solier, who was highly regarded in artistic circles. Monod 10343. - ABF, p. 341 37.0 × 29.0 cm. 130, [10] pages. - The parchment covering on the spine of the book jacket is missing. - Cover with small brown spots. English description: Parchment on the spine of the chemise destroyed (by the NZL sun). - Cover with small brown stains
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