(PÉRATÉ, André, Translator, BELTRAND, Jacques, Illustrator.) Petites Fleurs de Saint François d' Assise.
4to (28cmx21cm), translated from Italian by André Pératé, printed in red and black, title, half title, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by Jacques Beltrand after Maurice Denis. Published by Les Presses de l' Art Catholique (Paris), 1920.
Finely bound by René Aussourd after a design by René Gimpel in elaborate purple crushed morocco and padded gilt onlays, the upper cover with a large cross surmounted by a sunburst stamped in gilt and lettered in gilt on either side, each letter within a gilt flowerhead, five flowerheads on the spine, all edges gilt, René Aussourd and René Gimpel signatures to the front turn-in, pink silk floral endpapers, chemise, slipcase.
A small tear measuring 1.5cm to the foot of the title page, a touch of very minor wear to the binding; near fine. The slipcase and chemise have a little wear; very good.
This work is devoted to Saint Francis of Assisi and his earliest companions, and is one of the world’s great literary treasures. (Catholic Book Publishing.)
René Aussourd (1884-1966) was one of the leading Parisian bookbinders and finishers of his era, specialising in the art deco style. Aussourd was trained by his uncle Charles Meunier and worked as a gilder at Chambolle-Duru. In 1912, he established his own bookbinding business and was also renowned as a teacher of the craft. (Devauchelle III, p. 243).
René Gimpel (1881-1945) was one of the most famous international art dealers of his era with art galleries in Paris and New York. His father Ernest Gimpel (1858-1907), and his father's cousin, Nathan Wildenstein, first established the family business in Paris in 1889. René Gimpel was a brother-in-law of the famous British art dealer Joseph Duveen, having married Duveen’s sister, Florence Duveen in 1912.
“Gimpel's core business was initially in 18th-century French art, but he later became a key dealer in Impressionist and other 19th-century works by artists including Monet, Cassatt, Degas, Derain, Renoir, and others.” (Smithsonian Institution.)
René Gimpel tried to protect art collections from the Nazis in the 1930s and early 1940s, and was a member of the Resistance during the Second World War. He was arrested by the Nazis and deported to Neuengamme concentration camp. Tragically, he died in the concentration camp in January 1945, just a month prior to the allies liberating the concentration camp. He kept an interwar diary of his experiences of the art scene in Europe and the USA, which was published as Journal d'un collectionneur in 1963. The English translation entitled, Diary of an Art Dealer, with an introduction by Herbert Read, was published in 1966.
(National Art Gallery, Washington D.C.) (Oxford Reference.) (Smithsonian Institution.)
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4to (28cmx21cm), translated from Italian by André Pératé, printed in red and black, title, half title, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by Jacques Beltrand after Maurice Denis. Published by Les Presses de l' Art Catholique (Paris), 1920.
Finely bound by René Aussourd after a design by René Gimpel in elaborate purple crushed morocco and padded gilt onlays, the upper cover with a large cross surmounted by a sunburst stamped in gilt and lettered in gilt on either side, each letter within a gilt flowerhead, five flowerheads on the spine, all edges gilt, René Aussourd and René Gimpel signatures to the front turn-in, pink silk floral endpapers, chemise, slipcase.
A small tear measuring 1.5cm to the foot of the title page, a touch of very minor wear to the binding; near fine. The slipcase and chemise have a little wear; very good.
This work is devoted to Saint Francis of Assisi and his earliest companions, and is one of the world’s great literary treasures. (Catholic Book Publishing.)
René Aussourd (1884-1966) was one of the leading Parisian bookbinders and finishers of his era, specialising in the art deco style. Aussourd was trained by his uncle Charles Meunier and worked as a gilder at Chambolle-Duru. In 1912, he established his own bookbinding business and was also renowned as a teacher of the craft. (Devauchelle III, p. 243).
René Gimpel (1881-1945) was one of the most famous international art dealers of his era with art galleries in Paris and New York. His father Ernest Gimpel (1858-1907), and his father's cousin, Nathan Wildenstein, first established the family business in Paris in 1889. René Gimpel was a brother-in-law of the famous British art dealer Joseph Duveen, having married Duveen’s sister, Florence Duveen in 1912.
“Gimpel's core business was initially in 18th-century French art, but he later became a key dealer in Impressionist and other 19th-century works by artists including Monet, Cassatt, Degas, Derain, Renoir, and others.” (Smithsonian Institution.)
René Gimpel tried to protect art collections from the Nazis in the 1930s and early 1940s, and was a member of the Resistance during the Second World War. He was arrested by the Nazis and deported to Neuengamme concentration camp. Tragically, he died in the concentration camp in January 1945, just a month prior to the allies liberating the concentration camp. He kept an interwar diary of his experiences of the art scene in Europe and the USA, which was published as Journal d'un collectionneur in 1963. The English translation entitled, Diary of an Art Dealer, with an introduction by Herbert Read, was published in 1966.
(National Art Gallery, Washington D.C.) (Oxford Reference.) (Smithsonian Institution.)
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
4to (28cmx21cm), translated from Italian by André Pératé, printed in red and black, title, half title, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by Jacques Beltrand after Maurice Denis. Published by Les Presses de l' Art Catholique (Paris), 1920.
Finely bound by René Aussourd after a design by René Gimpel in elaborate purple crushed morocco and padded gilt onlays, the upper cover with a large cross surmounted by a sunburst stamped in gilt and lettered in gilt on either side, each letter within a gilt flowerhead, five flowerheads on the spine, all edges gilt, René Aussourd and René Gimpel signatures to the front turn-in, pink silk floral endpapers, chemise, slipcase.
A small tear measuring 1.5cm to the foot of the title page, a touch of very minor wear to the binding; near fine. The slipcase and chemise have a little wear; very good.
This work is devoted to Saint Francis of Assisi and his earliest companions, and is one of the world’s great literary treasures. (Catholic Book Publishing.)
René Aussourd (1884-1966) was one of the leading Parisian bookbinders and finishers of his era, specialising in the art deco style. Aussourd was trained by his uncle Charles Meunier and worked as a gilder at Chambolle-Duru. In 1912, he established his own bookbinding business and was also renowned as a teacher of the craft. (Devauchelle III, p. 243).
René Gimpel (1881-1945) was one of the most famous international art dealers of his era with art galleries in Paris and New York. His father Ernest Gimpel (1858-1907), and his father's cousin, Nathan Wildenstein, first established the family business in Paris in 1889. René Gimpel was a brother-in-law of the famous British art dealer Joseph Duveen, having married Duveen’s sister, Florence Duveen in 1912.
“Gimpel's core business was initially in 18th-century French art, but he later became a key dealer in Impressionist and other 19th-century works by artists including Monet, Cassatt, Degas, Derain, Renoir, and others.” (Smithsonian Institution.)
René Gimpel tried to protect art collections from the Nazis in the 1930s and early 1940s, and was a member of the Resistance during the Second World War. He was arrested by the Nazis and deported to Neuengamme concentration camp. Tragically, he died in the concentration camp in January 1945, just a month prior to the allies liberating the concentration camp. He kept an interwar diary of his experiences of the art scene in Europe and the USA, which was published as Journal d'un collectionneur in 1963. The English translation entitled, Diary of an Art Dealer, with an introduction by Herbert Read, was published in 1966.
(National Art Gallery, Washington D.C.) (Oxford Reference.) (Smithsonian Institution.)
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.