laforge lucien illustrator (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Limited Edition. Dark navy blue cloth with gilt titling to front. Square book is tight and relatively sharp-cornered, free of markings or flaws inside and out, with all 8 color plates by Laforge spotless. Book is Near Fine and quite uncommon given the limited nature of the production of this copy - 50 copies on Whatman paper. Plates in full color in a round format are quite striking in an art deco style. An additional 60 black and white drawings throughout. Printed on the last page: "Justification - Ce Livre, acheve d'imprimer sur les presses d'Henri Dieval le 5 decembre 1920, a ete colorie au patron par l'atelier Andre Marty. On en a tire cinquante exemplaires sur papier Whatman numerotes de 1 a 50.".

First edition, first printing, one of one of 50 deluxe copies on Whatman; square 4to (25.5 x 25.5 cm); 8 circular pochoir plates 'colorià au patron' and 60 black and white illustrations in the text after Laforge; modern black morocco, flat spine, title in silver to spine, original pink wrappers bound in, a fine copy. misc23 Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales are here illustrated with striking art deco pochoir plates by Lucien Laforge. This copy is from the first printing of 50 examples on thick paper and is not only much rarer than the general trade edition but is far superior in terms of quality. Lucien Laforge was born in Paris in 1889 and was a staunch pacifist, feigning lunacy twice to be discharged during WWI. He published a work in 1922 titled 'le film 1914' which satirised the conflict with grotesque cartoons, blaming the horrors on the greed and stupidity of the wealthy elite. His simple and sometimes haunting style is also evident in his illustrations for fairy tales and was not considered fashionable at the time but displays the chilling legacy of the war. The bold black lines of his characters were incredibly progressive and appear almost cartoon-like.