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

Aristide Maillol – Suite des Bois Originaux pour illustrer Les Géorgiques de Virgile – 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 created by Aristide Maillol (1861-1944) to illustrate the famous agricultural poem by Virgil, The Georgics.
The set is presented on sheets under its original covers and kept in the publisher’s clamshell case.
Contents
- A complete suite in black.
- A complete suite in sanguine (red).
- Printed on high-quality paper with Maillol-Gonin watermark.
- Artist’s monogrammed seal on the plates.
- Copy numbered XXXVI / C (36/100), a particularly sought-after limited edition by collectors.
Bibliographic features
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: On 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 slipcase and covers present.
Clean interior.
Fresh paper with only very light handling marks related to aging.
No defects observed.
Interest of the work
This suite constitutes one of the most sought-after sets in Aristide Maillol’s engraved œuvre. Primarily known for his sculpture, Maillol is also regarded as one of the great illustrators of French art books in the 20th century. The Georgics wood engravings are among his major bibliophilic achievements.
Rare piece intended for collectors, lovers of illustrated books, original engravings, and 20th-century bibliophilia.