Folio
1969 · New York
by Duval, Jean-Luc
New York: Albert Loeb & Krugier Gallery, 1969. Folio. Contents VG but covers have age toning to spine area and inside (none to contents), some wrinkling to edges, and original outer gold band is missing.. Ivory folio wraps with gilt and bw image; maroon lettering. Content include separate sections, all loosely inserted, totalling 44 pages with several bw images. Catalogue from the exhibition of March to April 1969 of this Belgian artist/printermaker's works; No. 9 in the Taurus series of the gallery. Contents include: An essay by Jean-Luc Duval on hand-made rag paper. Inserted in the middle on a separate sheet of similar paper is a bw copy of Ensor's The Cathedral, an etching with watercolor from 1886; a 16-page illustrated folder of Scenes from the Life of Christ; a 6-panel card fold-out, "La Gamme D'Amour"; a folded sheet with 3 bw illustrations: La Vengeance de Hop-Frog; Christ's Entry Into Brussels (a double); and Death pursuing a Flock of Humans; and the 12-page catalogue of The Complete Graphic Works (with occasional bw illustrations). A fascinating and fabulous catalogue!
(Inventory #: 162310)