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LA BALLADE DU SOLDATby Ribemont Desaignes, Georges // Ernst, MaxFirst Edition
Book DescriptionVenice: Pierre Chave, 1972 A livre d'artiste of 34 lithographs by Max Ernst on a poem by Ribermont-Desaignes -- the English language edition [originally published in French, with parallel editions in English and German]. SIGNED BY ERNST and by RIBEMONT DESAIGNES on the colophon, in a LIMITED EDITION OF 799 NUMBERED COPIES; published in loose signatures in a paper folio, in a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Ernst's imagery begins with humorous plays on children's games but quickly darkens as the poem proceeds in repeated images of stick-figures in parade or formation, many images of course in Ernst's enigmatic style of juxtaposition and collage. In fine condition. A superb collaboration by two of the most important artists of surrealism. Included is a gallery monograph publsihed by the Galerie Alphonse Chave (Vense) presenting the Ballade; the monograph (unpaginated) illustrates 34 Ernst lithographs and several pages of Ribemont Dessaignes' poetry (frontispiece is a photo of Ribemont Dessaignes, Man Ray and Ernst). . By the Author and Artist. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/In Clamshell Box . Bookseller Terms of Sale
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