Eugène Delacroix / Claudine Ganeval & Pierre C

A captivating numbered edition No. 65 on Arches and illustrated with 11 plates hors texte in color reproduced phototypically, 43 drawings hors texte - This art history work is devoted to the journey undertaken by Eugène Delacroix in the Pyrénées in 1845 and to the graphic works created on that occasion - A major painter of French Romanticism, Delacroix (1798-1863) notably travels to Eaux-Bonnes, in the Ossau valley, to undergo a spa treatment, while taking advantage of his stay to observe the mountainous landscapes, the villages, the inhabitants and the characteristics of this region - This trip constitutes a singular step in his artistic career, for it confronts him with a grandiose nature whose dimensions and shapes differ from the landscapes he is normally familiar with - His travel journals allow him to gather visual impressions, sketches and watercolors that attest to his attention to the reliefs, the effects of light, the atmospheric variations and the characteristic details of the Pyrenean environment - Eugène Delacroix / Claudine Ganeval & Pierre C. Lamicq - Eugène Delacroix in the Pyrenees - 1975 - Les Amis du Musée Pyrénéen - Pages: XVI + 60 + 53 plates. Very good binding condition, landscape-format volume in its full original white illustrated cover, light wear from use, some minor cover flaws, small tear on the front board, speckled edges, smooth red-titled spine, as well as on the first board, superb color illustration on the first board - Very good interior condition, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 11 color hors texte plates reproduced phototypically, 43 hors texte drawings, with a preface by Maurice Sérullaz, limited to 500 copies on Arches (no. 65), clean text, interior fairly fresh, a beautiful copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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