Mérimée, Proper. – Le Carrosse du Saint Sacrement.

1.945,00 

Extravagant binding in perfect condition. With reproductions of gouaches by Antoni Clave. – Antoni Clavé i Sanmartí (Barcelona, ??Spain, April 5, 1913 – Saint-Tropez, France, August 30, 2005) was a Spanish painter, engraver and sculptor. – Living in the French capital, Clavé’s work is often included in the School of Paris along with that of other artists such as Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Joan Miró or Antonio Saura. In 1944 he met Picasso personally, beginning a friendship that lasted until the death of the Malaga painter. From that date on, Clavé began to develop work with a different and less classical visual style. – 3 white sheets, illustrated color cover, 104 pages, 1 blank sheet, 1 printed sheet, 5 blank sheets, with double-page illustrated title by Antoni Clave and 1 color sheet by Antoni Clave. Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement is a one-act comedy by Prosper Mérimée, inspired by a historical figure, the famous Peruvian actress Micaela Villegas (1748-1819) known as “the chola bitch” – in French, la Périchole – 1, the play was created at the Théâtre-Français under the title Le Carrosse on March 13. , 1850 with Augustine Brohan in the role of Camilla Périchole.

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Description

Lausanne, H.-L. Mermod, 1947.

17,5 : 12,5 cm. 3 white sheets, color illustrated cover, 104 pages, 1 blank leaft, 1 printed leaf, 5 blank leaves, with double-page illustrated title by Antoni Clave and 6 (1 double-page) colored plates by Antoni Clave. Half leather, gilt title on spine, silk boards, calfskin edges, front borad with gold and red title, gilt top edge, slipcase, signed P.L. Martin.

1950,00 EUR