Aristide Maillol - Suites des bois originaux du sculpteur Aristide Maillol, pour illustrer les Géorgiques de Virgile - 1943

Aristide Maillol – Suite des Bois Originaux for illustrating Virgil's Georgics – Philippe Gonin, 1943
Rare bibliophilic work in a limited edition
I offer for sale a copy of the prestigious "Suite des Bois Originaux du sculpteur Aristide Maillol pour illustrer Les Géorgiques de Virgile", edited by Philippe Gonin in Paris.
Description
This publication gathers the complete suites of wood engravings made by Aristide Maillol (1861-1944) to illustrate the famous agricultural poem by Virgil, The Georgics.
The set is presented in sheets under its original covers and kept in its publisher’s slipcase.
Contents
A complete suite in black.
A complete suite in sanguine (red).
Print on quality paper with Maillol-Gonin watermark.
Artist’s monogram stamp on the plates.
Copy numbered XXXVI / C (36/100), particularly sought-after limited edition by collectors.
Bibliographic characteristics
Title: Suite des Bois Originaux du sculpteur Aristide Maillol pour illustrer Les Géorgiques de Virgile
Artist: Aristide Maillol
Original text author: Virgil
Publisher: Philippe Gonin, Paris
Year: 1943 (suite published as a supplement to the Georgics edition)
Print run: 100 copies numbered in Roman numerals
Copy number: XXXVI / C
Technique: Wood engravings
Binding: In sheets under printed covers with original slipcase
Dimensions
Plate format: about 34 x 26 cm
Case: about 35 x 27 cm
Pagination
72 pages / black plates
72 pages / sanguine plates
Total: 144 pages / plates
Condition
Very good overall condition:
Original case and covers present.
Clean interior.
Fresh paper with only very slight signs of handling related to aging.
No missing parts observed.
Interest of the work
This suite is one of the most sought-after subsets of Aristide Maillol’s engraved oeuvre. Primarily known for his sculpture, Maillol is also regarded as one of the great illustrators of French art books of the 20th century. The Georgics woodcuts are among his major bibliophilic achievements.
Rare item intended for collectors, lovers of illustrated books, original engravings, and 20th-century bibliophilia.