Georges de FEURE

First edition illustrated with drawings and wood engravings by Achille Rouquet, Georges de Feure, Félix Vallotton and Achille Laugé.
A lack to the lower right corner of the front cover, foxing.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Achille Astre: "à Jules Chéret à l'artiste le plus délicieux de notre époque son bien dévoué Achille Astre." (to Jules Chéret to the most delightful artist of our time his very devoted Achille Astre.)

Rare original lithograph, executed by Georges de Feure for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 2 published in May 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with the numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on the verso, pale marginal foxing.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of unpublished chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards, were created specially by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total, covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Pre-Raphaelites, Orientalists and Belle Epoque. Each delivery of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold at 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also provided for a confidential deluxe edition: 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black on China paper at the considerable price of 30F.
This print of beautiful format is superbly printed on one of the most prestigious papers: China paper. "Despite all its qualities, China paper, too inconsistent, owes its reputation, not to its own beauty, but indeed to its particular affinities with printing ink. Its texture, smooth and soft at the same time, is more apt than any other to receive a beautiful impression. This property makes China paper sought after for printing engravings..." (Anatole France).
French collectors' interest in artistic posters grew in the early 1890s. Octave Uzanne, to qualify this fever, invented the term "affichomanie". The poster, originally popular and plastered on the streets of the capital, then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation.
Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising vocation and elevate it to the rank of a complete work of art in the same way as the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works, by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure, Eugène Grasset, Henri Detouche, Emile Berchmans, Louis Rhead, Gaston de Latenay, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Gustave-Max Stevens, Charles Doudelet, Hans Christiansen, Henri Fantin-Latour, Steinlen, Ibels, Engels, Willette, Henri Meunier, Evenepoël, Bellery-Desfontaines, Charles Léandre, etc.
Superb copy of this Art Nouveau poster.

“Retour” – Original lithograph on Japan paper – L'Estampe Moderne

L'Estampe Moderne | Imprimerie Champenois pour C.H. Masson & H. Piazza | Paris (Juin 1897) | subject: 25.5 x 33 cm | plate: 40.8 x 55 cm | one leaf

Rare original color lithograph by Georges de Feure for L'Estampe Moderne, series no. 3, published in July 1897.

One of 50 grand luxe proofs printed on Japan paper with wide margins, signed by the artist in the stone, publisher's embossed stamp showing a child in profile to lower margin, numbered stamp of the de luxe printing to verso, upper margin of proof slightly sunned; the print itself preceded by a silk paper guard with the name of the artist, the title of the work and an introduction to the artist as well as a blank guard leaf.

A magnificent monthly French publication that appeared between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne comprised unpublished chromolithographs that, unlike those in other magazines like Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as is stipulated on the guard sheets, were specially made by each artist for the magazine. There are thus 100 prints that appeared in total, covering the major artistic currents of the late 19th Century: Symbolism, Art Nouveau, the Pre-Raphaelites, Orientalists and the Belle époque. Each fascicule of four prints was printed in 2,000 copies and sold for 3.50F, with 100 on Japan paper sold at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a very luxurious secret printing of 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black and white on China paper at the considerable price of 30F.
This well-sized print is superbly printed in colors on the most prestigious of papers: Japan. Thick, creamy, satin and with a nice sheen, it contributes to making each page a work of art in itself. Its absorptive qualities for ink and its affinity for colors make it the ideal support for these lovely lithographs.

The interest of French collectors for artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented a term for this growing interest: affichomanie, or poster mania. The poster, originally not rare and posted up in the streets of the capital, thus became a work of art and its ephemeral background became precious and essential for conservation.
Piazza decided to extract the poster from its advertising role and to elevate it to a form of art, similarly to luxury illustrated artists' books. He thus put together a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most fashionable European artists of the age: Georges de Feure, Eugène Grasset, Henri Detouche, Emile Berchmans, Louis Rhead, Gaston de Latenay, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Gustave-Max Stevens, Charles Doudelet, Hans Christiansen, Henri Fantin-Latour, Steinlen, Ibels, Engels, Willette, Henri Meunier, Evenepoël, Bellery-Desfontaines, Charles Léandre, etc.

A fine copy of this Art Nouveau style poster.

Exposition des œuvres de Georges de Feure First edition of Georges de Feure's catalogue of works at the Galerie d'Art Nouveau in Paris in 1903.
Very nice copy.
Rare illustrated catalogue printed on vergé paper, with an original lithograph by Georges de Feure on its fragile parchment-effect covers.
We join an invitation card to visit or purchase the works of Georges de Feure at the Galerie d'Art Nouveau Bing.

Féminies. Huit chapitres inédits dévoués à la femme, à l'amour,
à la beauté Edition illustrated of 8 frontispieces in color by Félicien Rops in a double state (black and color) and printed in 183 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours under the name of Louis Bourdery.
Full navy blue shagreen, the spine is richly embellished in a gilt typographic pattern as well as of a nude golden woman, gilded frieze on the head and on the foot, gilt fillets on the spine head, framed with quadruple gilt fillets on the covers, gilt ripples forming four by four rings at an angle of the covers, the end pages and the fly pages in decorative marbled paper with a gilt floral pattern in the corner, illustrated wrappers and spine preserved, gilt trimming on the top and the foot of the head band, binding of the time.
The book is illustrated in frames and panels by Rudnicki, cover illustrated by George de Feure.
Some small light foxing affecting mainly the serpentes.