Lithograph on vélin d'Arches filigrané paper. Paper Size: 11 x 8.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Œuvres complètes d'Albert Camus, 1962. Published by L'Imprimerie nationale, Paris, and André Sauret, Éditeur, Monte Carlo; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, April 26, 1962. Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album, illustrated by Alexandre Garbell is the first volume of the edition of the Œuvres complètes d'Albert Camus, directed by André Sauret. It was composed à la main avec une fonte nouvelle de romain du roi de corps 14 gravé par grandjean en 1699 sur l'ordre de Louis XIV. The draw was completed on April 26, 1962 on the presses L'Imprimerie nationale, Daniel Gibelin being director, and Georges Arnoult, inspector of typography. The original lithographies were shot on the presses of Mourlot Frères. The justification and numbering only appear in the first volume. Justification of the draw: CC examples on vélin d'Arches filigrané, "Albert Camus" numbered on the press from I to CC. Each of the VI volumes includes—shot on japon nacré, a sequence of illustrations and an additional original lithography numbered and signed by the artist. I̅V̅DCCC examples on vélin d'arches filigrané, "Albert camus", numbered on the press from CCI to V̅, and some non-commercial examples reserved for the artisans of the edition. Compositions destroyed and plates erased after the draw.
ALEXANDRE GARBELL (1903-1970) was born in Riga, Latvia and started painting at the age of 13. He first studied art in Moscow and moved to Paris in 1923 where he trained at the Académie Ranson with Roger Bissière. While affiliated with the School of Paris, he developed an individual style, which combined both Cubist and representational elements. At the beginning of his career he was drawn toward abstraction, but as his work progressed he became more interested in representational scenes, instead depicting the cliffs and beach at Mers-les-Bains in the North of France.
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