Andr Masson, Composition, Uvres Compltes D'Albert Camus, Lithograph

Condition: Pre-Owned
Lithograph on vlin d'Arches filigran paper. Paper Size: 11 x 8.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, uvres compltes d'Albert Camus, 1962. Published by L'Imprimerie nationale, Paris, and Andr Sauret, diteur, Monte Carlo; printed by Mourlot Frres, Paris, April 26, 1962. Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album, illustrated by Andr Masson is the third volume of the edition of the uvres compltes d'Albert Camus, directed by Andr Sauret. It was composed la main avec une fonte nouvelle de romain du roi de corps 14 grav par grandjean en 1699 sur l'ordre de Louis XIV. The draw was completed on April 26, 1962 on the presses L'Imprimerie nationale, Daniel Gibelin being director, and Georges Arnoult, inspector of typography. The original lithographies were shot on the presses of Mourlot Frres. The justification and numbering only appear in the first volume. Justification of the draw: CC examples on vlin d'Arches filigran, "Albert Camus" numbered on the press from I to CC. Each of the VI volumes includesshot on japon nacr, a sequence of illustrations and an additional original lithography numbered and signed by the artist. I?V?DCCC examples on vlin d'arches filigran, "Albert camus", numbered on the press from CCI to V?, and some non-commercial examples reserved for the artisans of the edition. Compositions destroyed and plates erased after the draw.

ANDRE MASSON (1896-1987) was born in Balagny-sur-Thrain, Oise, but when he was eight his father's work took the family first briefly to Lille and then to Brussels. He began his study of art at the age of eleven at the Acadmie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, under the guidance of Constant Montald, and later he studied in Paris. He fought for France during World War I and was seriously injured. Masson shared a Paris studio with Joan Mir and was in the milieu of Picasso.
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