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TITLE: FEMMES
Femmes (Women) - the limited edition 1965 oversize portfolio of Joan Miro prints and woodcuts. Numerous numbered plates in each series with titles Femme, Femme Assise and Femme et Oiseau.
by Claude Simon.
Editions Maeght, Paris, 1965, Portfolio, First Edition of 50 copies.

Average market value: €7,000 - €12,000
Presented at a very advantageous price, excellent condition with minor signs of wear from its 60-year history.

DESCRIPTION
Miro's artful homage to women and birds (femmes et oiseaux), Femmes is a crafted presentation of 26 prints by Joan Miro with an introduction of stanzas written by acclaimed author Claude Simon. Text is on pages numbered 9 through 20 (earlier pages are missing). All text is in French. Included are 3 original woodcuts in colour and 23 full-colour offset lithograph reproductions of Miro's canvases. Published in November, 1965 in a limited edition of 50 copies plus 10 copies hors de commerce (ie. for private distribution).
Printed on vellum from the B. Pepin paper mills in Moirans, Isere, All sheets measure 22 x 17.75 in. | 44 x 35.5 cm. All of the 23 offset lithographs have ample white margins, which have been cropped from most of the images presented here. The images vary in size, the largest approx. 18 x 14.75 in. | 36 x 29.5, and the smallest approx. 10.5 x 6.25 in, | 21 x 13 cm. Each is identified on the reverse.
	Title: Femmes
	Credits:
Claude Simon (text, in French), Joan Miro (artwork, woodcuts) Language: French
	Publisher: Editeurs Maeght, Paris
	Publication Date: 1965
	Edition: First Edition
	ISBN: not stated
	Format: Softcover Portfolio, oversize
	Binding: The portfolio has a Binding fashioned of brown cardboard with title Femmes lithographed in black on the front cover and two red ribbon silk ties on the right vertical side
	Condition:
Fine - all prints and text pages are near new condition, crisp and clean.
	Dustjacket: Very Good condition - Brown cardboard binder has light age speckles on front and back but the inside is unmarked. The portfolio spine has a crack developing at bottom back but is otherwise tight. Inside, the pages of text and prints are loose, as issued, and enveloped in a speckled yellow paper wrapper.
	Illustrations: on vellum paper: 23 offset lithograph full colour reproductions of Miro's canvases, 3 original woodcuts by Miro in red and black colours on white; on Portfolio front cover: title is lithographed in black, designed by Miro
	Pages: 37 loose sheets of vellum, unbound as issued, consisting of 6 sheets of text and 26 art prints plus 5 full size blank sheets of the same vellum paper. Text sheets are numbered 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20. Missing are pages 1 to 8.
	Dimensions (HxWxD): 24.38 x 18.5 x 1.25 inches | 49 x 36.5 x 3.5 cm
	Weight: 5 lb, 4.6 oz | 2400 grams
SYNOPSIS
Femmes
published 1965 by Maeght Editeur, Paris Claude Simon (text), Joan Miro (art)
Portfolio of prints and text pages, loose pages unbound, as issued
all printed on Vellum Paper, each sheet size HxW: 22 x 17.75inches | 44 x 35.5 cm
Contents include
6 sheets Text by Claude Simon, pages numbered 9-10/ 11-12/ 13-14/ 15-16/ 17-18/ 19-20 (missing pages 1-8)
3 sheets Original Woodcuts by Joan Miro in red and black colours on white vellum paper
23 sheets Offset Lithograph reproductions of Miro’s canvases, each identified on reverse by plate number, title, date and original size (cm)
5 blank sheets of vellum paper, used as separators
List of Plates:
1. Femme I /VI 1960 (“Woman”)
2. Femme II /VI 1960
3. Femme II /VI 1960
4. Femme IV /VI 1960
5. Femme V /VI 1960
6. Femme VI /VI 1960
7. Femme Assise I /II 1959 (“Seated Woman”)
8. Femme Assise II /II 1959
9. Femme Assise I /V 1960
10. Femme Assise II /V 1960
11. Femme Assise III /V 1960
12. Femme Assise IV /V 1960
13. Femme Assise V /V 1960
14. Femme et Oiseau I /X 1960 (“Woman and Bird”)
15. Femme et Oiseau II /X 1960
16. Femme et Oiseau III /X 1960
17. Femme et Oiseau IV /X 1960
18. Femme et Oiseau V /X 1960
19. Femme et Oiseau VI /X 1960
20. Femme et Oiseau VII /X 1960
21. Femme et Oiseau VIII /X 1960
22. Femme et Oiseau IX /X 1960
23. Femme et Oiseau X /X 1960
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983)
	Claude Simon (French, 1913-2005) novelist, recipient of 1985 Nobel Prize for Literature
This book is categorized as shown below. Click on the red links below to see more books and art in these categories.
by Artist: Claude, Claude Simon, European, Joan Miro, Maeght, Miro, Spanish
by Collection: Abstract, Bird, Black & White, Book, Contemporary, Dreamscape, European, French, Modern, Surrealism, Women
by Book Attribute: First Edition, French Text, Illustrations, Limited Edition, Portfolio, Softcover






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