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Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita — La Troisième Jeunesse De Madame Prune
Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita

La Troisième Jeunesse De Madame Prune

This exquisite 1926 illustrated livre d'artiste by Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita presents a complete set of 17 etchings and aquatints printed in colors, accompanying Pierre Loti's French text in an edition of 458 copies. Number 190 of 445 standard copies, this work is printed on Arches laid paper by La Roseraie and published by Les Éditions d'Art Devambez, Paris. The volume retains its original paper-covered slipcase, preserving the delicate interplay between Foujita's refined printmaking and Loti's literary narrative in its entirety as issued.

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The complete set of 17 etching and aquatints printed in colors, with text in French by Pierre Loti, 1926, numbered 190 (of 445) on the justification page, from the total edition of 458, bound (as issued), on Arches laid paper, printed by La Roseraie, published by Les Éditions d'Art Devambez, Paris, contained in the original paper-covered slipcase (17 prints)

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Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita, La Troisième Jeunesse De Madame Prune

This exquisite 1926 illustrated livre d'artiste by Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita presents a complete set of 17 etchings and aquatints printed in colors, accompanying Pierre Loti's French text in an edition of 458 copies. Number 190 of 445 standard copies, this work is printed on Arches laid paper by La Roseraie and published by Les Éditions d'Art Devambez, Paris. The volume retains its original paper-covered slipcase, preserving the delicate interplay between Foujita's refined printmaking and Loti's literary narrative in its entirety as issued.

Medium
The complete set of 17 etching and aquatints printed in colors, with text in French by Pierre Loti, 1926, numbered 190 (of 445) on the justification page, from the total edition of 458, bound (as issued), on Arches laid paper, printed by La Roseraie, published by Les Éditions d'Art Devambez, Paris, contained in the original paper-covered slipcase (17 prints)
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Figure, Japanese, Etching, Decorative, Literature, Whimsical, Narrative, Illustrated, Modern, Colorful

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