Variations. Drawings, Water Colors, Etchings and Lithographs by Vertès

Roger-Marx, Claude (Text by); Vertès (Illustrations by). Variations. Drawings, Water Colors, Etchings and Lithographs by Vertès. Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1961. Limited First English edition.

679/1000. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 1/2″). 150, [1]pp. Original white color-illustrated cover in original color-illustrated dustjacket in original mylar, black lettering on spine.

Splendidly produced monograph on Marcel Vertès, an outstanding 20th century painter, printmaker and illustrator who moved from his native Hungary to Paris during the First World War. Living and working in the famous Latin Quarter, Vertès quickly established himself as one of the most important artists of the Paris scene, thus continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec and others.

The art of Marcel Vertès was at its peak during the vibrant and somewhat wild decade of the 1920’s. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life, portrayals of women and depictions of circus and cabaret acts, Vertès left a legacy of original lithographs and drawings that superbly capture the spirit of the Paris of the 1920s.

This work is lavishly illustrated throughout with reproductions of many artworks of the artist. Mylar with some chipping at head and tail of spine. Some very light sunning along edges of jacket and block. Good to very good condition. Hardcover. (54987) $75