Preparatory drawings for the illustrated book Iñes de la Sierras by Charles Nordier

Details

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Preparatory drawings for the illustrated book Iñes de la Sierras by Charles Nordier
pencil on paper
10 x 6¾ in. (25.6 x 17.3 cm.) and smaller
Executed circa 1946 (14)

Provenance

Cécile Richard, Brussels, a gift from the artist.
Félix Richard (son of the above), France, a gift from the above in 1975.
Librairie R.B.P., Lyon, by whom acquired in 2002 from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

This lot includes fourteen drawings (of which three with a blank reserved area for text), four cover projects, two pages with lettrines or chapter headers, a hand-written list of illustrations planned, a page with part of the text in calligraphy, and two letters from artist to the publisher and a letter from the publisher to the artist; and loose within a slipcase designed by J.-L. Tellier.

In 1946 Mrs Richard-Sauvenier from La Licorne Edition in Brussels, commissioned Delvaux to illustrate Charles Nodier's novel Iñes de las Sierras, circa 1841, which tells the dramatic life of the beautiful Iñes. The present lot comprises the original drawings and projects for the book lithographic illustrations. For unknow reasons, the book was never published.

More from Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper

View All