Soleils Bas
Masson. Limbour, Georges
Paris. Editions de la Galerie Simon (Kahnweiler). 1924, 25th May
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A fine copy of Georges Limbour's first collection of poetry illustrated with André Masson's first original prints.
From the edition limited to 112 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, with this one of 90 on papier vergé des Manufactures d'Arches.
'Limbour's first book of poems, Soleils bas, was published by Masson's dealer, Henry Kahnweiler. For this Masson undertook his first prints ... The idea that Masson had in this first as well as his subsequent illustrated books for Kahnweiler - one a year until 1928 - was to make a counterpoint to the images of the poets ... Faced with the task of making these illustrations in the 'noble' medium required by Kahnweiler, Masson recounted that he taught himself by reading a book on etching. There has been some question as to whether these illustrations are etchings as described on the title page or drypoints as mentioned in the colophon after use of the word 'gravures'. It appears that Masson made a rather lightly etched plate and then went over his line with drypoint.' (Cramer).
[Cramer 1].
From the edition limited to 112 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, with this one of 90 on papier vergé des Manufactures d'Arches.
'Limbour's first book of poems, Soleils bas, was published by Masson's dealer, Henry Kahnweiler. For this Masson undertook his first prints ... The idea that Masson had in this first as well as his subsequent illustrated books for Kahnweiler - one a year until 1928 - was to make a counterpoint to the images of the poets ... Faced with the task of making these illustrations in the 'noble' medium required by Kahnweiler, Masson recounted that he taught himself by reading a book on etching. There has been some question as to whether these illustrations are etchings as described on the title page or drypoints as mentioned in the colophon after use of the word 'gravures'. It appears that Masson made a rather lightly etched plate and then went over his line with drypoint.' (Cramer).
[Cramer 1].
[12 unnumbered leaves; blank leaf; half-title, verso blank; printed title in red and black with Kahnweiler's woodcut vignette, verso blank; 2 leaves with text by Limbour; first etching, verso blank; leaf with text; second etching, verso blank; leaf with text; third etching, verso blank; colophon with signtures of Masson and Limbour, verso blank; final blank leaf]. 4to. (250 x 194 mm). Illustrated with three monochrome etchings by André Masson (as well as the additional etching for the wrapper). Original publisher's wrappers with black printed text and vignette etching by André Masson.
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