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Le bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée
Illustrated by: Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953)
Author: Guillaume Apollinaire (French, 1880–1918)
Publisher: Deplanche (French, 20th century)
Printer: Gauthier-Villars (French, 20th century)
Author: Guillaume Apollinaire (French, 1880–1918)
Publisher: Deplanche (French, 20th century)
Printer: Gauthier-Villars (French, 20th century)
1911
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 35 woodcuts
Dimensions
Page: 33 x 25.5 cm (13 x 10 1/16 in.)
Overall: 33.2 x 25.8 x 1.4 cm (13 1/16 x 10 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Overall: 33.2 x 25.8 x 1.4 cm (13 1/16 x 10 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number39.609
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, for Deplanche, 1911
Catalogue Raisonné
Artist & the Book 91; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 392; Castleman, Century of Artists Books, p. 119
Description(Paris: Gauthier-Villars, for Deplanche, 1911) Folio; 40 leaves; limp vellum wrappers (orange-tan cloth box).
Illustrations of animals; portraits of Orpheus; decorative ornaments.
Illustrations of animals; portraits of Orpheus; decorative ornaments.
ProvenanceL'Art Ancien, Zurich, from whom purchased by MFA, October 11, 1939.