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Lot 81
Sale 6426 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 13, 2025
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
[ARTIST BOOK]. CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri (1908-2004), illustrator. -- RIMBAUD, Arthur (1854-1891). A portfolio for "Vowels." New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996.
Portfolio of 3 watercolor woodcut plates by Cartier-Bresson, loose as issued, with printed title-page and limitation leaf; in original red cloth portfolio with black calf lettering-piece gilt on upper cover.
LIMITED EDITION, number 44 of 60 copies. EACH WOODCUT IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY CARTIER-BRESSON. This portfolio was originally issued to accompany the Limited Editions Club's 1996 printing of Arthur Rimbaud's Vowels. The woodblocks were executed by Japanese artist Keiji Shinohara based on watercolors by Cartier-Bresson.
This lot is located in Chicago.