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Théophile

Gautier


Jean

Coulon


Emaux et Camées

Watercolor,1858115 x 188 mm

ONE OF 5 HEAD PRINTS ENLUMINATED WITH 27 ORIGINAL AQUARELLES

2 300 €

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Illuminated books Poetry Watercolour illustration Copy on large paper Top draw only Autograph

Description

Third edition, partly original, with 9 new poems.

one of 5 copies printed on laid paper.

Illustrated copy of 27 ORIGINAL AQUARELLES AND PASTELS signed by Jean Coulon.
Each full-page work covers the title page of a poem.

A Lyonnais artist, Jean Coulon contributed 650 colour illustrations to La Vie lyonnaise : Autrefois, Aujourd'hui (1898) and illuminated a number of precious books commissioned by bibliophiles.

A well-established copy by Louis Guétant, one of Lyon's finest craftsmen of the early 20th century.

Paris,de Broise,Poulet-Malassis,1858. Bound,115 x 188 mm,230 pp.

Early 20th century binding by Louis Guétant. Full green morocco, spine ribbed and richly decorated with frames, fleurons and mosaic red shamrocks, Du Seuil style boards, counterspreads bordered and richly decorated with roulettes, cover preserved, lined slipcase. Spine faded.

Bio

Gautier, Théophile

Théophile Gautier

(born in Tarbes on 30 August 18111 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 23 October 1872)

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Bio

Coulon, Jean

Jean Coulon

A Lyon-based artist, Jean Coulon participated in the work La Vie lyonnaise : In the past, today (1898) with 650 colour illustrations and illuminated some precious books at the request of bibliophiles.

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