Robert Combas - Les Batailles de Comba(t)s / Sacho Mado - 1987-2000

Robert COMBAS – Set of 2 rare artists’ books / catalogs (1987 & 2000) – including embossing & CAPC Bordeaux

Robert COMBAS (b. 1957)
Exclusive set of 2 rare and historic artists’ books / exhibition catalogs (1987 & 2000).
This set brings together two important publications that perfectly illustrate Robert Combas’s iconic Figuration Libre universe.

1. Les Batailles de Comba(t)s (CAPC Bordeaux, 1987)Edition: CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain Bordeaux / Imprimerie de l'Union, Paris, 1987.
Format: Large oblong in-4° (landscape format) with original flexible black and red cover.
Description: Rare album from his historic solo exhibition at the CAPC in Bordeaux, extensively illustrated with his characteristic, dense line drawings of battles, knights, and Gauls.
Condition: Good condition. A slight crease at the corner of the cover; the pages are excellent and very fresh.

2. Sacho Mado (FIAC 2000)Edition: Galerie Rachlin Lemarié, Paris, published on the occasion of FIAC 2000.
Format: In-4°, saddle-stitched. D
e scription: Luxury edition with a striking black board cover featuring a deep blind stamp/embossed image of Sacho Mado.
Richly illustrated in black and white and color, with poetic contributions by R.-P. de Montaigu de Lariboisière and Bobby String.
Condition: Good condition. Crisp relief on the cover; pages are very clean.

A wonderful opportunity for collectors to acquire two sought-after graphic works in a single lot.


Robert COMBAS (born 1957)An exceptional set of 2 rare and emblematic publications by the artist (1987 & 2000).
This set brings together two major exhibition catalogs that perfectly illustrate the unique style of Robert Combas’s Figuration Libre, spanning two key periods in his career.

1. Les Batailles de Comba(t)s (CAPC Bordeaux, 1987)Edition: CAPC Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux / Imprimerie de l'Union, Paris, 1987.
Format: Large oblong in-4° (landscape format), original softcover printed in black and red (with the “t” crossed out by a red cross).
Description: Historic album published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition at the CAPC in Bordeaux. Entirely illustrated by Combas with dense, epic black-line compositions (historical, medieval, and ancient battles).
Condition: Good used condition. A small, unobtrusive crease at the corner of the cover; the interior is particularly fresh and clean.

2. Sacho Mado (FIAC 2000)Edition: Galerie Rachlin Lemarié, Paris (2000), produced for FIAC 2000. Format: In-4°, paperback, unpaginated.
Description: Luxury edition with a remarkable heavy black paper cover, blind-stamped (raised embossing of the character Sacho Mado on the front cover).
Contains texts by Robert-Paul de Montaigu de Lariboisière and Bobby String, with numerous black-and-white and color illustrations.
Condition: Overall good condition. Crisp embossing; interior very fresh. A superb opportunity to acquire two archival pieces sought after by collectors of the artist.