Dimensions: 32.5 x 40.5 cm
signed next to the edition number: 'Marcoussis'
Foreword by Tristan Tzara. Paris 1931. Éditions Jeanne Bucher, p. [21],
Published in an edition of 77 numbered pieces, printed on Arches paper; the piece offered here is number 46.
The portfolio contains 10 prints inspired by literary quotations, including those by Baudelaire, Dostoevsky, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, and Shakespeare, serving as the artist’s tribute to his favorite poets and writers.
In addition to the 10 literary illustrations, the portfolio includes a frontispiece, a vignette, and a final page.
Condition
The sheet is loose, with slight soiling.
Provenance
private collection, Poland
Biography
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Jan Stanisławski and Józef Mehoffer. In 1903, he left for Paris, where he continued his studies at the Académie Julian under Jules Lefebvre. There, he became associated with the École de Paris circle.
