Books, Manuscripts & Prints
On sale on May 15, 2024
The Books, Manuscripts and Prints department offers an exclusive sneak preview of some of the key lots that will be on offer at the auction on 15 May. These include a large corpus of 712 articles published in the magazine “L’Année Littéraire”, a collection of 200 books and manuscripts on the Dauphiné region from the 16th to the 20th century, a 1905 first edition of Huysmans’ Le Quartier Notre-Dame and a silkscreen print by Andy Warhol.
Hans HARTUNG (1904-1989)
Farandole, 1970
Poem by Jean Proal and suite of 15 original lithographs on wove paper, each signed and numbered
Edition of 75 copies
4 500 / 6 000 €
[REVUE “L’ANNÉE LITTÉRAIRE”].
Important corpus of 712 handwritten articles and notes, published in ‘Lettres sur quelques écrits de ce temps’ (1749-1754) and mainly in ‘L’Année Littéraire’ (c. 1749-1790).
A precious collection offering an exceptional view of half a century of literary and artistic life.
6 500 / 8 000 €
Andy WARHOL (1928-1987)
Sandal, 1984
Silkscreen on Moulin du Verger paper
Publisher Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
Bears on the back the stamp of ‘The Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts’.
55,9 X 75,6 CM
7 000 / 10 000 €
HUYSMANS (Joris-Karl).
Le Quartier Notre-Dame. Paris, Romagnol, 1905.
In-8, dark green morocco. First edition, illustrated with 30 etchings by Charles Jouas. One of 20 first copies on Arches vellum, this one enriched with 14 signed original drawings.
1 500 / 2 000 €
Manolo VALDES (NÉ EN 1942)
Mujer con abanico II, 2007
Etching, aquatint in colour and collage
Signed and numbered 16/20
170 X 100 CM
10 000 / 15 000 €
INFORMATION ON THE AUCTION
Books, manuscripts & prints
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 2pm
Hôtel Drouot – Room 7
9 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris
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