Bidspirit auction | The illustration of 1928. Nineteenth-century

The illustration of 1928. Nineteenth-century publishing school. 20th century - Hardcover book with gold foil stamping on a red background. The cover retains the series' characteristic allegorical design, featuring a central female figure seated in a majestic pose, dressed in a classical tunic and surrounded by lush vegetation with palm trees, laurel branches, and floral ornaments. The scene is framed within a rich modernist decoration composed of scrolls, filigrees, and dynamic graphic motifs. The composition balances classical symbolism with a graphic refinement characteristic of early 20th-century art editions, demonstrating the continuity of a visual tradition that exalted art as a bourgeois ideal. The meticulously applied gold foil stamping accentuates the elegance of the editorial design, transforming the book into an artistic object as well as a documentary. Its technical and aesthetic workmanship reflects the visual heritage of the previous century with a transition toward the graphic values ​​of the new. Dimensions: 39 x 29 x 6 cm.