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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  27 Feb 2021 ~ 11am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 683
  28 Feb 2021 ~ 11am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 684 - 1304
• Lot #:
  908
• Lot Description:
  Charles Baudelaire - Spleen de Paris, Edition illustree etornee par le peintre d’Essertine
  Theoule sur Mer [France] : Phillipe Gonin, 1942. Quarto, original hand-lettered wrappers, collated in sections, pp 81, bookplate to colophon leaf. Housed in faux leather portfolio with hand-lettered spiine (hinges split), faux leather slipcase. Limited edition of 20, of which this is no.6.
• Notes:
  Consists of 13 poems, extensively illustrated with gouache and watercolour portraits, still lifes, landscapes and initials. This edition made on the initiative of Mr. Jean E. Bonna. Baudelaire’s “Spleen de Paris” (first published 1869) represents an important early precursor to literary modernism, written in newly created poetic prose to capture the essence of modern urban life. This war-time creation may have been intended to combat the images of destruction so prevalent in Europe at the time and, in turn, pays homage to Pissaro, Gaugin and other artists.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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