Le Bon Plaisir, Le Malheureux Petit Voyage, La Belle Sans Chemise

Bill Cole
Sylvian Cole Gallery
Le Bon Plaisir, Le Malheureux Petit Voyage, La Belle
Sans Chemise, Le Diable Amoureux, La Fille Aux
Yeux D'or, Etc.
Artist
Maurice Leroy
Date
1939
Art Form
Print
Medium
Illustrated book, AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF BOOKS
ILLUSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY MAURICE
LEROY
Condition
Except for the bound volume (described above), all loose as issued in board
chemises and slipcases. One slipcase damaged, else FINE AND BRIGHT, INSIDE
AND OUT. A monumental collection, a testament to the artist's varied and
profound talent.
Status
Available For Sale
Description
Le bon plaisir, Le malheureux petit voyage, La belle sans chemise, Le Diable
amoureux, La Fille aux yeux d'or, etc. Paris: various publishers, 1939-1948. AN
UNPARALLELED COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS BY ONE OF THE
MOST ACCOMPLISHED BOOK ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ALL OF
THESE BOOKS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVINGS /
ETCHINGS /AQUATINTS / ROULETTES. Maurice Leroy, like many other
illustrators of his time, specialized in lightly erotic depictions of feminine beauty.
Unlike virtually all the other illustrators of his time, however, he infused tremendous
imagination into his prints, and demonstrated absolute mastery of all the major
techniques of draftsmanship and copper engraving. The ten books in this collection
all come from the height of his career, and most of them are SPECIAL COPIES
WITH ADDITIONAL SUITES OF THE PRINTS AND/OR ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.
(1) Le Diable amoureux, by Cazotte. One of only a few copies with the prints
beautifully illuminated by hand; (2) Another copy of the same, one of 127 copies
with a remarque suite; (3) Le malheureux petit Voyage, by Soulages. One of only
25 copies (tête) with an original drawing used for one of the illustrations (signed), a
second suite in color, a suite in black, and a second suite of the wood-engraved
decorations by Poilliot. Beautifully bound in full leather with original color drawings
by Leroy on both covers; (4) La Belle sans chemise, ou Eve ressuscitée. A unique
artist's copy, with a stunning original color drawing (signed), a remarque suite, and
four (likely unique) color separation proofs; (5) Le bon Plaisir, by Henri de Regnier.
One of 36 copies (tête) with an original color drawing used for one of the
illustrations (signed), a remarque suite in color, and a remarque suite in black; (6)
L'Eloge de la folie, by Erasmus. One of 75 copies with a remarque suite and the
"planche refusée"; (7) Le roman de Tristan et Iseut. One of 24 copies with two
suites of the etchings and an original watercolor; (8-10) Three other limited-edition
books with original prints. 4tos.
Date
01 January,1939
Selling
Type
Amount
Asking Price
3500 EUR
Note
Additional
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