Lithograph on vélin sirène des papeteries Arjomari paper. Paper size: 12 x 9.25 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, L'Odyssée, 1969. Published by Éditions Richelieu, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, January 16, 1969. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), L'Odyssée by Nikos Kazantzaki; lithographies originales by André Cottavoz, Chants III, VII et XI; Paul Guiramand, Chants IV, VIII et XII; André Minaux, chants I, V et IX; Walter Spitzer, Chants II, VI et X. Album composed and printed in the workshops of l'imprimerie Nationale for the account of Éditions Richelieu. Album published under the direction of Serge Regal and Henri Jadoux. Les Chants XIII to XXIV of L'Odyssée by Nikos Kazantzaki have been composed with le Grandjean in “Romain du Roi” gravé in 1694 on l'Ordre of Louis XIV. The printing has been completed, January 16, 1969 on the presses of l'imprimerie Bationale, André Brignole, being director; Paul Lajunas, head of section, impressions artistiques. The original lithographies were shot on the presses of Fernand Mourlot. Original edition in French, justification of the draw, limited to MMDCCCX examples, X on Japon nacré, marked from A to H, with a sequel to the lithographies on Japon nacré; a second sequel on vélin d'Arches with an original drawing; L on vélin d'Arches numbered from I to L with a sequel to the lithographies on Japon nacré with a second suite on vélin d'Arches; CCCL on vélin d'Arches, numbered from LI to CD, with a series of lithographies on vélin d'Arches; MMCD on vélin sirène des papeteries Arjomari, numbered from CDI to MMDCCC; finally, XL non-trade examples, numbered from I to XL reserved for the publisher's tributes. All these examples are numbered in the press. PAUL GUIRAMAND (1926-2007) painter, sculptor and lithographer, was born in Saint-Quentin in northern France. His parents moved to the modest 19th arrondissement of Paris in 1933. In 1943, Guiramand entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, just across the Seine from the Louvre, the museum that became the primary source of his artistic education. In 1951, His artistic production is much influenced by Picasso, Matisse and Bonnard. He uses bright colours and strong brushstrokes. are exhibited at the Musée d'Art Modern de Ville de Paris, the National Library in France, the Besançon Fine Arts Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the New Otani Museum in Japan, the Tainan.