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CHARMAISON, Raymond.
Les Jardins précieux. Preface by Henri de Régnier.
[Paris] : Meynial, collection Pierre Corrard, November 5, 1919.
In-folio, (2) leaves, 8 pages, (2) leaves and 8 colored plates. In sheets with illustrated cover and folder of the publisher.
First edition of the compositions of Charmaison and first edition of the preface of Régnier.
Superb example of Art Deco illustration, one of the earliest, including 8 plates from the drawings of Charmaison, colored by Jean Saudé.
"The garden is the place of sharing par excellence, an image of paradise where space, products and pleasures are shared. At the end of the First World War, Charmaison gives a modern vision, shimmering, influenced by ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the East and the Mediterranean." (Jérôme Delatour, presentation of the exhibition "Art du partage - partage de l'art", INHA).
Edition at 300 copies on large paper of Japan of the manufacture of Shidzuoka, justified by the artist (this one n° 26).
(Cover very damaged, cover a little yellowed).
Les Jardins précieux. Preface by Henri de Régnier.
[Paris] : Meynial, collection Pierre Corrard, November 5, 1919.
In-folio, (2) leaves, 8 pages, (2) leaves and 8 colored plates. In sheets with illustrated cover and folder of the publisher.
First edition of the compositions of Charmaison and first edition of the preface of Régnier.
Superb example of Art Deco illustration, one of the earliest, including 8 plates from the drawings of Charmaison, colored by Jean Saudé.
"The garden is the place of sharing par excellence, an image of paradise where space, products and pleasures are shared. At the end of the First World War, Charmaison gives a modern vision, shimmering, influenced by ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the East and the Mediterranean." (Jérôme Delatour, presentation of the exhibition "Art du partage - partage de l'art", INHA).
Edition at 300 copies on large paper of Japan of the manufacture of Shidzuoka, justified by the artist (this one n° 26).
(Cover very damaged, cover a little yellowed).