Bidspirit auction | Maurice Vlaminck – Le Bœuf Paris:

Maurice Vlaminck – Le Bœuf Paris: Corréa, 1944 Limited numbered edition, copy No. 1487 68 pp. + [4] • Original printed wrappers • Text in French - A limited edition of Le Bœuf, written and illustrated by the celebrated Fauve painter Maurice de Vlaminck. The volume contains two short stories accompanied by 14 in-text illustrations depicting rural landscapes, village streets and atmospheric town scenes, along with a final illustration on the limitation page. The illustrations exhibit Vlaminck’s distinctive expressive ink-wash style in muted brown and black tones. Edition details:  • 200 copies on Vélin d’Arches  • 1600 copies on Bamboo Teka (this copy)  • 50 Hors Commerce copies A fine artist’s book printed in wartime Paris, combining prose and original illustrations by one of the major figures of early 20th-century French art. Condition  • Very good for its age  • Original wrappers with minor edge wear  • Most pages uncut – a desirable feature for collectors  • Clean text and plates; no losses A collectible and sought-after edition for aficionados of Vlaminck, Fauvism, illustrated books and limited editions.