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Le Chemin des devins, suivi de Ménerbes
Illustrated by: Eduardo Chillida (Spanish, 1924–2002)
Author: André Frénaud (French, 20th century)
Printer and Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris (French, founded in 1945)
Printer: Marthe Fequet (French, 20th century)
Printer: Pierre Baudier (French, 20th century)
Author: André Frénaud (French, 20th century)
Printer and Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris (French, founded in 1945)
Printer: Marthe Fequet (French, 20th century)
Printer: Pierre Baudier (French, 20th century)
1966
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with ten etching and aquatints (some double-page), plus blind-embossed cover.
Dimensions
Overall: 36.9 x 30.8 x 2 cm (14 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elmar W. Seibel
Accession Number1987.646
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1966
Description(Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1966) Folio, unbound; 47 pp. [3 ff.]; original artist's blind-embossed wrappers (cream-colored manila four-flap folder).
From a total edition of 175 copies (plus 20 hors de commerce), this unnumbered copy is presumably one of 125 printed on Arches numbered 51 through 175. The etchings were printed by Maeght Editeur, the type by Fequet et Baudier. This is the first edition of Le Chemin de devins; Ménerbes was originally published in Il n’ya pas de paradis (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
MFA owns the original copper plate for double-page etching from this book (1992.191).
From a total edition of 175 copies (plus 20 hors de commerce), this unnumbered copy is presumably one of 125 printed on Arches numbered 51 through 175. The etchings were printed by Maeght Editeur, the type by Fequet et Baudier. This is the first edition of Le Chemin de devins; Ménerbes was originally published in Il n’ya pas de paradis (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
MFA owns the original copper plate for double-page etching from this book (1992.191).
Signed
Graphite, below colophon: "Chillida [monogram] / André Frénaud"
InscriptionsGraphite, preliminary leaf: "PARA MONCHA Y JOSE LUIS / CON EL AFECTO Y LA ADMIRACION / DE / CHILLIDA / [monogram] / IBIZA 1-9-71"
ProvenanceJosé Luis and Ramona Sert; Elmar Seibel, by whom given to MFA December 16, 1987.
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