301 - Pierre Tal-Coat - André du Bouchet. *Sur le pas*. Paris, Maeght Éditeur, 1959. With 17 aquatint etchings, seven of which are in color, one on the cover. Loose double-sheets in the original cover. In the original linen slipcase with a slipcase.

Pierre Tal-Coat - André du Bouchet. *Sur le pas*. Paris, Maeght Éditeur, 1959. With 17 aquatint etchings, seven of which are in color, one on the cover. Loose double-sheets in the original cover. In the original linen slipcase with a slipcase. Call time: approx. 3:50 p.m. (schedule subject to change) First edition. — One of 25 copies of the special edition featuring an additional suite of 13 etchings, all signed and numbered (total print run of 200). - Signed by the artist and author in the colophon. - Printed on handmade Auvergne paper by Richard-de-Bas. - Printed by Fequet et Baudier, Paris; the etchings were printed by Crommelynck. - Pierre Jacob (1905–1985) adopted the pseudonym Tal-Coat in the 1920s. In Paris, he associated with Gertrude Stein, Francis Picabia, Ernest Hemingway, Alberto Giacometti, Balthus, Antonin Artaud, Tristan Tzara, and Paul-Émile Victor; from 1935 onward, he was a member of the “Forces nouvelles” group. Alongside Joan Miró and Raoul Ubac, he contributed to the design work for the Fondation Maeght in 1963, creating the mosaic for the entrance wall, and was awarded the Grand Prix National des Arts in 1968. Monod 3956. - Monod 3956. - Monod 3956. - Monod 3956 41.0 × 38.0 cm. [76] pages, 13 aquatint etchings. - Slightly foxed throughout; some pages more heavily affected; the suite sheets mostly only along the edges. English description: Includes 17 aquatint etchings, seven of which are in color, with one on the cover. Loose double sheets in their original wrapper. All together in a cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition. - One of 25 copies of the special edition featuring an additional set of 13 etchings, all signed and numbered (total print run of 200). - Signed by the artist and author in the colophon. - Printed on handmade Auvergne paper from Richard-de-Bas. - Printed by Fequet et Baudier, Paris; the etchings were printed by Crommelynck. - Pierre Jacob (1905–1985) adopted the pseudonym Tal-Coat in the 1920s. In Paris, he associated with Gertrude Stein, Francis Picabia, Ernest Hemingway, Alberto Giacometti, Balthus, Antonin Artaud, Tristan Tzara, and Paul-Émile Victor; from 1935 onward, he was a member of the “Forces nouvelles” group. Alongside Joan Miró and Raoul Ubac, he contributed to the design of the Fondation Maeght in 1963 by creating a mosaic for the entrance wall, and in 1968 he received the Grand Prix National des Arts. - From his figurative and expressionist beginnings to the boldness of the abstract paintings of his maturity, Tal Coat worked to restore the deep harmony between painting and nature through the space, the material, the light, and the color of his paintings—a pictorial exploration constantly renewed with freedom. Slight foxing throughout; some pages are more affected, while the pages in the suite show foxing mostly only at the edges.