Lot Essay
Correspondances is a work of unique intimacy, written as a series of fictional letters from and to the artist, and set in the period of his childhood.
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Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
Pierre Bonnard, Correspondances, Tériade, Paris, 1944
reproductions printed in purple after pen and ink and crayon drawings, 1944, on fine wove paper applied to Arches, title, text, justification and set of 28, copy number 36 from the edition of 1,000 (the total edition was 1025), the full sheets as published, slight discolouration, otherwise in very good condition, loose in paper wrappers with title and design on front, within grey paper-covered boards and slipcase, title on spine
overall S. 324 x 297mm.
Pierre Bonnard, Correspondances, Tériade, Paris, 1944
reproductions printed in purple after pen and ink and crayon drawings, 1944, on fine wove paper applied to Arches, title, text, justification and set of 28, copy number 36 from the edition of 1,000 (the total edition was 1025), the full sheets as published, slight discolouration, otherwise in very good condition, loose in paper wrappers with title and design on front, within grey paper-covered boards and slipcase, title on spine
overall S. 324 x 297mm.