Paris – Martial ((Adolphe-Martial Potémont). – Paris intime. Notes et Eaux-Fortes.

Stunning album about old Paris. One of 240 copies. „In this series of remarkable etchings, the author-artist presents a curious mixture in a personal view of Paris in 1874. He is at his best when depicting working-class Parisians, and his commentary enhances his art“.-( Lacombe, Catalogue, n° 1723). – While we admire the scholars who today reconstruct ancient cities through research into ruins or incomplete and often inaccurate documents, one might well ask whether they would not contribute more to progress by observing their own time and country, reporting facts, and describing what they see before their eyes in the city where they live?“ – Edges a bit rubbed, otherwise a fine copy with wide margins.