Pierre-Yves Trémois - L'Apocalypse : Le Surhomme

Main Artist / Illustrator:
Pierre-Yves Trémois (France, 1921 – 2020), for Joseph Foret's monumental project in collaboration with Salvador Dalí (author of the bronze cover), Bernard Buffet, Léonor Fini, Tsuguharu Foujita, Georges Mathieu, Ossip Zadkine, among others.

Title of the work and date:
Original lithographic poster for the exhibition "L'Apocalypse - Le livre le plus cher le plus lourd du monde".
- Reproduced work: "Le Surhomme" (1960) by Pierre-Yves Trémois.
- Exhibition venue: Gallery "Les Champs", 84 Champs-Élysées, Paris.
- Exhibition dates: From November 26, 1970 to January 4, 1971.
- Year of printing: 1970.

Technique:
Original lithographic poster in four-color process on thick matte paper of the period. Printed in Paris by the prestigious Draeger Frères workshop.

Edition and context information:
Original period poster edited by Joseph Foret for the famous 1970-1971 exhibition on the Champs-Élysées in Paris dedicated to his masterpiece, "L'Apocalypse". The work reproduces the composition "Le Surhomme" by Pierre-Yves Trémois and includes in the credits the great masters who illustrated the volume, with prominent mention of the bronze cover sculpted by Salvador Dalí (with a total weight of 210 kg and valued at half a billion old francs).

Signature, imprint line and inscriptions:
- Signed, titled and dated on the plate at the bottom of the image: "Pour 'l'Apocalypse' - P. Trémois 1960".
- Caption under the image: "Pierre-Yves TRÉMOIS - L'APOCALYPSE : Le Surhomme - Joseph FORET, éd.".
- Editorial credits at the bottom: "illustré par Bernard Buffet, Dalí, Leonor Fini, Foujita, Mathieu, Trémois, Zadkine... Couverture de bronze de SALVADOR DALÍ, poids du livre: 210 kg".
- Printer at the lower right: "Draeger, Imp. - Paris".
- Caption at the bottom left: "Printed in France".

Type of paper and dimensions:
- Support: Thick period lithographic paper.
- Dimensions: 79 x 53 cm.

Provenance:
Private collection, Spain. Printed in France by Draeger (Paris, 1970).

Condition:
General conservation condition: fair to good (Vintage - Fair to Good condition).
- The central image by Trémois remains in very good condition, with vibrant inks, crisp nuances and no color losses.
- Upper and side margins intact with a slight uniform yellowing due to aging and a small clean crack at the top edge.
- The lower white margin shows wear, small losses of paper due to moisture/old rubbing and small marginal tears that do not affect the main text blocks or the image.
- Unframed.

Shipping:
Professional, maximum-security packaging, rolled with protective tissue in a reinforced rigid tube, with tracking number and insured shipping.