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274 - Nicolas de Staël - Pierre Lecuire. *Ballets-minute*. Etchings by Nicolas de Staël. Paris, [Pierre Lecuire] 1954. Includes 20 etchings, three of which are double-sheet and 17 are single-sheet. Loose double-sheet prints in original envelope, together in original slipcase with a color etching on the cover paper. In a linen folder and slipcase.
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Nicolas de Staël - Pierre Lecuire. *Ballets-minute*. Etchings by Nicolas de Staël. Paris, [Pierre Lecuire] 1954. Includes 20 etchings, three of which are double-sheet and 17 are single-sheet. Loose double-sheet prints in original envelope, together in original slipcase with a color etching on the cover paper. In a linen folder and slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:32 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 30 copies (total edition of 50). - Colophon signed by the artist and author. - On snow-white BFK Rives vélin. - This decidedly minimalist artist’s book contains 18 poems by Lecuire, including the “Maximen à dancer,” accompanied by late etchings by Nicolas de Staël. The three-color etching on the cover provides a bold splash of color. LC 2001 135. - Monod 7021 (inaccurate) 33.0 × 26.5 cm. [108] pages. - Spine of the chemise minimally browned. English description: Includes 20 etchings, three double-leaf and 17 single-sheet. Loose double-leaves in their original protective wrapper, together in their original chemise with a color etching on the cover paper. In a cloth folder and slipcase. One of 30 copies (total print run of 50). - Signed by the artist and author on the colophon. - Printed on snow-white BFK Rives vélin. - This minimalist artist’s book contains 18 poems by Lecuire, including the “Maximen à dancer,” accompanied by late etchings by Nicolas de Staël. The three-color etching on the cover adds a bold splash of color. “The refined minimalism of de Staël has never received the critical acclaim in America that it is accorded in Europe. *Ballets-minute* is one of a number of books that de Staël illustrated during his short career. The bold color lithograph cover contrasts with the precise and sparse black etchings on the expanse of white paper. The subject matter elegantly hovers between recognition and abstraction.” (Robert Flynn Johnson, in: LC) Spine of the slipcase slightly browned.
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