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A Magnificent
Presentation of Renoir's Work: First edition, with an original etching by Renoir and 51 full-page engravings after Renoir. |
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| "The work of
art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is
the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current
which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion."
-Renoir |
| (RENOIR) VOLLARD, Ambroise.
La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Paris: Ambroise Vollard,
1919. Folio, full red calf gilt with original wrappers and backstrip
bound in. Text in French. $5500.
First edition, one of only 1000 copies, with 51 full-page engravings after Renoir, an original etching by Renoir ("Femme Nue") signed with the signature stamp of the Renoir estate, a full-page color lithograph by Auguste Clot after Renoir and numerous additional reproductions of Renoir's work. Only slight rubbing to binding; interior fine. A beautiful copy of this classic presentation of Renoir's art. |
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