La vache au pré noir de Jean Dubuffet. Lettre d'un imprimeur à un peintre et la réponse que celui-ci y fit. Textes de Louis Barnier et Jean Dubuffet
Dubuffet, Jean
Paris. College de 'Pataphysique'. 1963
Jean Dubuffet's scarce discussion of colour theory with Louis Barnier.
From the edition limited to 333 numbered copies 'réservés exclusivement aux amis de l'Imprimerie Union', this copy remains unnumbered.
The discussion of colour theory is between Dubuffet (the 'peintre' of the title) and Louis Barnier (the 'imprimeur') with 24 colour plates recording the colour changes - the decomposition - to the same plate.
With Barnier's New Year Card, a single folded sheet of grey wove paper (210 x 160 mm) with printed text in black: 'Que / 1963 / soit pour vous / une année / de vaches grosses / Louis Barnier / 66 avenue de Breteuil - Paris VII'.
From the edition limited to 333 numbered copies 'réservés exclusivement aux amis de l'Imprimerie Union', this copy remains unnumbered.
The discussion of colour theory is between Dubuffet (the 'peintre' of the title) and Louis Barnier (the 'imprimeur') with 24 colour plates recording the colour changes - the decomposition - to the same plate.
With Barnier's New Year Card, a single folded sheet of grey wove paper (210 x 160 mm) with printed text in black: 'Que / 1963 / soit pour vous / une année / de vaches grosses / Louis Barnier / 66 avenue de Breteuil - Paris VII'.
[36 leaves; pp. (vi); (vi)]. 4to. (285 x 228 mm). Printed text booklet with Barnier's text, printed booklet with Dubuffet's response (final leaf with achevé d'imprimer and justification) and 24 colour plates printed recto only on white glossy paper. Loose as issued in original publisher's black paper portfolio with grey label to front cover with printed titles in black.
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