Pierre Jousson - EROTIQUES - 1967

Italianate folio portfolio (40 x 29 cm), with one black title sheet printed in white, 37 photographic plates on a black background printed on Arches paper showing a man-woman couple in various voluptuous poses, 6 plates of free verse by Louise Labé (3 plates) and Pierre de Ronsard (3 plates), 1 black sheet printed in white as the title/fulfillment of the edition. Beige burlap cloth cover, with a matching case. All sheets are high-quality Arches paper. Very good condition except for one plate that was damaged (see photos). It reads printed in white at the center of a black sheet: CET OUVRAGE CONFIDENTIEL A ÉTÉ TIRÉ A QUELQUES EXEMPLAIRES POUR DES AMIS. These artistic erotic photographs are the work of photographer Pierre Jousson. His signature does not appear, but one finds the indistinct shadows and the black backgrounds that characterize his reputation.