Signé; Louis Amade & Raymond Poulet - Les vieux métiers [36 lithographies originales signées Raymond Poulet; 1/250 num.] - 1984

Luxurious and rare publication paying tribute to old trades, most of which have disappeared, each illustrated with an original color lithograph signed by the artist Raymond Poulet.
A total of 36 lithographs for the 36 trades mentioned (tinsmith, lace maker, spinner, luthier, blacksmith, bird trainer...).
Each lithograph is accompanied, on a separate sheet, by a small poem by Louis Amade.

Total edition of only 250 copies on Lana Gravure, signed by the Artist, the Author, the Publisher, and Maître Salord, who numbered the 250 books by hand and affixed his seal. No. 20/250.

On sheets, under a cream-colored cardboard cover and a velvet embossed slipcase, with the title and author gilded on the back and on the upper cover.

Very beautiful example in excellent condition, impeccable interior, and well-preserved casing.

Born in August 1934 in Paris, Raymond Poulet studied at the school of Decorative Arts and Fine Arts of Paris, and also attended various painting and sculpture academies in Paris.

He held his first group exhibition in 1960, and his solo shows followed in France and the United States.

Raymond Poulet was inspired by his travels to the United States, Mexico, and Asia. He has participated in exhibitions on all continents.

Raymond Poulet offers us more than just representation; he brings a personal vision to his compositions, using prisms and obliques. Painter of love and travel, his works are filled with generosity and humanism.

Signed; Louis Amade & Raymond Poulet
The old trades
Editions of the Contemporary Masters, 1984
in-folio (40.5 x 32 cm); unpaginated [36 trades; 3 sheets per trade: the title, Raymond Poulet's lithograph, and Louis Amade's poem; totaling 108 sheets]

Subject: 36 original lithographs signed by Raymond Poulet, numbered 1/250. Bibliophilia, Poetry, Old Trades, Louis Amade, 1984.