Louis Touchagues, La Laitire, Vingt Fables De La Fontaine, Woodcut

Condition: Pre-Owned
Woodcut on vlin d'Arches paper. Paper size: 15 x 10.75 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: from the folio, Vingt fables de La fontaine, 1961. Published by ditions Jaspard Polus et Cie, Monaco; printed by Imprimerie du Compagnonnage, Paris, October, 1961, in an edition of 299.

LOUIS TOUCHAGUES (1893-1974) was a French designer, engraver, and Illustrator. His drawings for fabrics and silks were noticed by Paul Poiret. He collaborated with various illustrated papers including The Living Art, and New literary, and satirical publications including Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. A Parliamentary draftsman, he was delegated by the Fine Arts as a draftsman at the first Peace Conference as well as the arrival of General de Gaulle in Paris. He illustrated many books of Colette, S. Guitry, Mr. Achard, Mr. Ayme, G. Duhamel. His three albums: Women and models, Parisian and Waves in St Tropez reflect his favorite subjectwomen.
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