Benjamin Rabier - Les Animaux en Liberté - 1921

Superb illustrated edition notably with beautiful color plates from this vast animal theater where beasts, freed from human constraints, become the true actors of a social, moral and satirical comedy -

The work gathers a sequence of independent scenes illustrated with rich graphical detail, where animals of all species live, work, play, quarrel, make mistakes, help each other and ridicule themselves like human beings. Rabier anthropomorphizes his characters without taking away their animal identity, which allows him to observe the faults of society with a light and accessible irony -

Each tableau highlights a particular behavior: the vanity of the peacock, the cunning of the fox, the naivety of some farm animals, greed, jealousy, ambition, fear or solidarity. The situations are often comical and rest on role reversals, clumsy moments or misunderstanding that provoke laughter while revealing a truth about human nature -

The album favors visual liveliness and rapid succession of gags over a continuous narrative, which makes it a gallery of characters and anecdotes -

Benjamin Rabier - Les Animaux en Liberté - 1921 - Garnier Frères -
50 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, landscape edition in its red half-cloth, boards in cardboard, binding under cellophane protection, slight signs of wear, heads a bit worn, smooth spine, first board titled and nicely illustrated -

Very good interior condition, color title, work enriched with numerous and beautiful color illustrations beyond the text, pleasant copy -

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