Les Folies Françaises
Bertini, Gianni. Lambert, Jean-Clarence
Paris. (By the artist: 'Imprimé à la main'). 1964–1966
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A unique copy of Bertini's Les Folies Françaises with a wealth of additional original material in a binding designed by Bertini.
From the edition limited to 8 hand-assembled copies signed by Bertini on the justification, with this copy marked: 'Ex. de Patrick Loutrel [the binder of the book]'.
In addition to the hand-made qualities of the book - the signed collage wrappers, the hand-made binding with flashing electric lights mirroring Bertini's illustrative themes, the movable elements and pochoir text - a number of original collages and trial proofs for the work are bound in at the rear of the volume. These original works by Bertini include:
1. Original collage on thick grey card, signed in pencil: against a background of white wash and a checkered pattern in white and yellow, Bertini has applied a cut out female nude painted pink with onlaid sections of painted paper to form eyes and a mouth.
2. Original collage on thick white paper, signed in black ink: the applied painted profile of a woman's head on card, her face pink and hair blond with bright red lipstick, with, below, an additional applied section of card painted green to represent a collar and with appliqué collage lace decoration, the whole over a painted circular background; the following leaf has a trial proof of the pochoir for the image in red.
3. Original collage on thick white paper, signed in pencil: an applied card cut-out female three-quarter length torso painted pink against an airbrushed checker pattern background in red and white, the figure with additional applied sections of painted card to create blond hair, a glove with lace trim and a blue and white patterned bikini; the following leaf has a trial proof for the pochoir off the same image in blue and the succeeding leaf with a proof in red.
4. Original watercolour: a blonde female figure against a checkered background of red and white and additional green wash.
5. The folded poster announcing the exhibition 'Bertini - Les Folies Françaises, projet de reliure en plastique et en relief' held at the Librairie Denise Weil, rue de Dragon in December 1993.
6. The trial proof of one of the repetitive motifs in the book - the torso image - in blue, with the outline sketch in black ink on the succeeding leaf and an additional state of the same image on a third leaf.
7. A leaf with three outline nudes in black, a trial for the mise en page, drawn by hand without colour.
Also included is the charger for the rechargeable batteries for the lights contained within the front board.
From the edition limited to 8 hand-assembled copies signed by Bertini on the justification, with this copy marked: 'Ex. de Patrick Loutrel [the binder of the book]'.
In addition to the hand-made qualities of the book - the signed collage wrappers, the hand-made binding with flashing electric lights mirroring Bertini's illustrative themes, the movable elements and pochoir text - a number of original collages and trial proofs for the work are bound in at the rear of the volume. These original works by Bertini include:
1. Original collage on thick grey card, signed in pencil: against a background of white wash and a checkered pattern in white and yellow, Bertini has applied a cut out female nude painted pink with onlaid sections of painted paper to form eyes and a mouth.
2. Original collage on thick white paper, signed in black ink: the applied painted profile of a woman's head on card, her face pink and hair blond with bright red lipstick, with, below, an additional applied section of card painted green to represent a collar and with appliqué collage lace decoration, the whole over a painted circular background; the following leaf has a trial proof of the pochoir for the image in red.
3. Original collage on thick white paper, signed in pencil: an applied card cut-out female three-quarter length torso painted pink against an airbrushed checker pattern background in red and white, the figure with additional applied sections of painted card to create blond hair, a glove with lace trim and a blue and white patterned bikini; the following leaf has a trial proof for the pochoir off the same image in blue and the succeeding leaf with a proof in red.
4. Original watercolour: a blonde female figure against a checkered background of red and white and additional green wash.
5. The folded poster announcing the exhibition 'Bertini - Les Folies Françaises, projet de reliure en plastique et en relief' held at the Librairie Denise Weil, rue de Dragon in December 1993.
6. The trial proof of one of the repetitive motifs in the book - the torso image - in blue, with the outline sketch in black ink on the succeeding leaf and an additional state of the same image on a third leaf.
7. A leaf with three outline nudes in black, a trial for the mise en page, drawn by hand without colour.
Also included is the charger for the rechargeable batteries for the lights contained within the front board.
[46 unnumbered leaves (including front and rear wrappers): 3 blank leaves, front wrapper, 38 leaves, rear wrapper, 3 blank leaves]. Large folio. (490 x 420 mm). Title with pochoir text in red and black, half-title and pochoir text throughout in black, red, blue, orange and green, sectional titles repeated on verso of leaves in mirror-writing in red, two full-page linoleum cuts (one repeated in reverse) in black and sepia, one leaf with onlaid pocket with removable titles for the adjacent pochoir image to be removed and inserted, one leaf with collage of mauve felt to represent a leg with white shoe with printed text, hand-drawn outline and decoration, additional spray-painted marbled patterning and additional appliqué collage text, repeated pochoir illustration of female nudes, legs, profiles and torsoes in red and yellow, some with additional onlaid tinted transparent plastic in blue and green throughout, final leaf with pochoir colophon and Bertini's signature. Also included at the rear of the volume is a wealth of additional original material - see below. Full red calf, each board covered with elaborate coloured moulded plexiglass forming two female figures with moulded title and stars and different colour scheme for front and rear boards by Bertini, front board with additional inset electric flashing lights, full red suede endpapers, housed in red calf-backed green cloth box lined with red suede, the whole conceived by Bertini and the binder Patrick Loutrel, original collage wrappers with additional hand- and airbrush-colouring preserved, front wrapper signed by Bertini in black ink.
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