Jacques Lassaigne – Douze Contemporains
Éditions d’Art du Lion, Paris / Boston Book and Art Shop Inc., 1959
Printed by Imprimerie Union, Paris. Colour pochoirs by Daniel Jacomet on Vélin d’Arches.
Prestigious bibliophile portfolio published under the direction of the art critic Jacques Lassaigne, gathering twelve masterpieces by major modern artists. Printed in colour pochoir by Daniel Jacomet, each plate on Vélin d’Arches paper with wide margins and the artist’s printed signature. Complete and perfectly preserved in the original red cloth portfolio with blue vertical title band and silk ties.
Large Deluxe Portfolio
Size: 46.5 × 33.5 cm.
Condition: Excellent and clean throughout.
Catalogue: Not listed in Cramer.
Contents (12 colour pochoirs):
1. Georges Braque – À Varengville: delicate cubist landscape from Braque’s Normandy period, in soft ochres and greys.
2. Marc Chagall – Femme à l’oiseau: lyrical surrealist composition, vivid blues and reds, symbol of love and freedom.
3. André Derain – Paysage à l’arbre bleu: Fauvist intensity with bold complementary contrasts and strong structure.
4. Raoul Dufy – Paddock: dynamic equestrian scene, joyful palette of blue and yellow, retaining Dufy’s fluid spontaneity.
5. Fernand Léger – Composition: geometric harmony of red, yellow, and black; emblematic of Léger’s mechanical cubism.
6. Henri Matisse – La danse: elegant minimalism, fluid blue silhouettes reinterpreting his famous theme of movement.
7. Amedeo Modigliani – Portrait: refined female portrait in black and grey, with Modigliani’s elongated, introspective form.
8. Pablo Picasso – Nature morte: 1918 cubist still life with bottle and newspaper motifs; bold structure and layered tones.
9. Georges Rouault – Clown musicien: expressive composition in deep blues and oranges, spiritual and melancholic.
10. Maurice Utrillo – Montmartre: Parisian street view in his characteristic whites and soft greys, serene and nostalgic.
11. Jacques Villon – En civière: geometric and sombre, merging cubist abstraction with human gravity.
12. Maurice de Vlaminck – Paysage d’Île-de-France: vigorous Fauvist landscape, full of motion and contrast
Very few left intact as most of the art works are sold independently with prices as high as 4000€ for the top artists (Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Modigliani)
Complete, pristine example of this refined 1959 edition celebrating twelve masters of modern French art, among the finest pochoir portfolios printed by Daniel Jacomet.
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