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La Fin du monde filmée par l'Ange N.-D.
Illustrated by: Ferdinand (Fernand) Léger (French, 1881–1955)
Author: Blaise Cendrars (Swiss, worked in France, 1887–1961)
Publisher: Editions de La Sirène
Publisher: Jean Cocteau (French, 1889–1963)
Author: Blaise Cendrars (Swiss, worked in France, 1887–1961)
Publisher: Editions de La Sirène
Publisher: Jean Cocteau (French, 1889–1963)
1919
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 22 photo-mechanical linecuts, of which 20 have hand-colored stencil (pochoir) additions
Dimensions
Overall: 31.7 x 24.9 x 0.5 cm (12 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number2004.2185
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Éditions de La Sirène, 1919
Catalogue Raisonné
Castleman, Century of Artists Books, pp. 170-71; Saphire, p. 299
Description(Paris: Éditions de La Sirène, 1919) Large quarto; 30 leaves; original decorative tan paper wraps.
Abstracted illustrations, often incorporating text
Abstracted illustrations, often incorporating text
ProvenanceBonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles/San Francisco, October 2003; Ars Libri, Ltd., Boston, from whom purchased by MFA.