Marcel Brion - Turner. Maitre de L'Art Moderne - 1929
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Marcel Brion's Turner. Maître de l'Art Moderne, a first edition published in Paris in 1929 by Editions Rieder, in French, softback, 92 pages, inscribed by the author.
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Rare first edition of Maître de l’Art Moderne: Turner by Marcel Brion, published in Paris in 1929 by Les Éditions Rieder.
This copy is signed and inscribed by Marcel Brion, making it a highly desirable collector’s item. The work is an important early 20th-century French study of J.M.W. Turner, combining critical text with exceptional visual material.
The volume contains 60 heliogravure plates printed hors texte, renowned for their fine tonal quality and depth, illustrating Turner’s work. A fine example of interwar art publishing.
Lot Details
Author: Marcel Brion
Title: Maître de l’Art Moderne: Turner
Publisher: Les Éditions Rieder
Place of publication: Paris
Year: 1929
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 62 pages of text
Plates: 60 heliogravure plates (outside the text)
Language: French
Signed: Yes – signed and inscribed by the author
Condition
Book: Very Good
Firm binding
Clean text pages
Plates well preserved with strong impressions
Light, age-appropriate wear only
Remarks
An excellent signed first edition of a classic monograph on Turner by one of France’s most respected art historians. Scarce in signed condition and increasingly difficult to find complete with all plates.
Rare first edition of Maître de l’Art Moderne: Turner by Marcel Brion, published in Paris in 1929 by Les Éditions Rieder.
This copy is signed and inscribed by Marcel Brion, making it a highly desirable collector’s item. The work is an important early 20th-century French study of J.M.W. Turner, combining critical text with exceptional visual material.
The volume contains 60 heliogravure plates printed hors texte, renowned for their fine tonal quality and depth, illustrating Turner’s work. A fine example of interwar art publishing.
Lot Details
Author: Marcel Brion
Title: Maître de l’Art Moderne: Turner
Publisher: Les Éditions Rieder
Place of publication: Paris
Year: 1929
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 62 pages of text
Plates: 60 heliogravure plates (outside the text)
Language: French
Signed: Yes – signed and inscribed by the author
Condition
Book: Very Good
Firm binding
Clean text pages
Plates well preserved with strong impressions
Light, age-appropriate wear only
Remarks
An excellent signed first edition of a classic monograph on Turner by one of France’s most respected art historians. Scarce in signed condition and increasingly difficult to find complete with all plates.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Art
Book Title
Turner. Maitre de L'Art Moderne
Author/ Illustrator
Marcel Brion
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1929
Height
20 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
16 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Editions Rieder Paris
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Inscribed by author
Number of pages
92
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