Georges Léon Alfred PERRICHON, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Le Petit Poucet, "Il les tira de dessous le lit l'un après l'autre" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Georges Perrichon on China paper and mounted on Dutch laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
A faint marginal dampstain, not affecting the design.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism thanks to the technique know
A faint marginal dampstain, not affecting the design.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism thanks to the technique know
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