Lot 476 Jacques (d.i. J. Lehmann) Nam. Chats. Presente par …

Chats. Presente par (Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine) Colette. Paris, chez l'auteur s. d. (1935). Imperial-Folio (53 x 46,5 cm.). 24 S. (Text) und 5 signierten Orig.-Farbradierungen, 2 Vignetten sowie 6 Orig.-Aquarelle von Jacques Nam. Orig.-Flügelmappe mit Deckelbild.

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Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Unikat. - "Exemplaire d'artiste sur velin d'Arches" (GA 400 Exemplare). - Hauptwerk des franz. Tiermalers. Wohl das schonste Katzenbuch des 20. Jahrhunderts mit hervorragenden Art-Deco-Radierungen und Orig.-Aquarellen. Die schonen Aquarelle (ca. 20 x 5 bis 20 x 15 cm.) als Vignetten zu den Texten von Colette. Die Radierungen illustrieren die Erzahlungen "Le Siamois, Fastagette, Simplette, Capucin et Adimah" und "Le petit chat noir". Nam hat bereits 1912 das Buch "Sept dialogues de betes" von Colette ausgestattet. - J. Lehmann (Gen. Nam, 1881-1974) arbeitete nach seiner Ausbildung an der Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts im Atelier von Jean-Leon Gerome zuerst als Karikaturist fur verschiedene Zeitschriften (Nos loisirs, La Vie Parisienne, Le Petit Journal illustre de la jeunesse, Le Sourire, Le Rire, La Baionnette). 1926 erhielt er den Auftrag das als Privatduck erschienene Buch "Le Chat dans la litterature et dans les arts" zu illustrieren. Lehmann, der u. a. mit J. Cocteau, P. Leautaud und J. Cassou befreundet war, schuf auch Art-Deco Skulpturen, bevorzugt Katzen. Einige der Skulpturen wurden in den 1930er Jahren von den Porzellan-Manufakturen Sevres und Quimper reproduziert. J. Nam starb 93-jahrig am 22. Februar 1974 in seinem von dem Architekt Louis-Raymond Fischer entworfenen Atelier in der rue Nicolo in Paris. - Titelblatt und das erste Textblatt leicht braunfleckig, sonst sehr gut erhalten.

Modern Literature and Art – Main work of the franc. Animal painter. Probably the most beautiful cat book of the 20th century with outstanding art deco etchings and original watercolors. The beautiful watercolors (approx. 20 x 5 to 20 x 15 cm.) as vignettes to the texts by Colette. The etchings illustrate the stories "Le Siamois, Fastagette, Simplette, Capucin et Adimah" and "Le petit chat noir". Nam had already illustrated Colette's book "Sept dialogues de betes" in 1912. - After training at the Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts, J. Lehmann (Gen. Nam, 1881-1974) initially worked as a caricaturist in Jean-Leon Gerome's studio for various magazines (Nos loisirs, La Vie Parisienne, Le Petit Journal illustre de la jeunesse, Le Sourire, Le Rire, La Baionnette). In 1926, he was commissioned to illustrate the book "Le Chat dans la litterature et dans les arts", which was published as a private edition. Lehmann, who was friends with J. Cocteau, P. Leautaud and J. Cassou, among others, also created Art Deco sculptures, preferably cats. Some of the sculptures were reproduced by the Sevres and Quimper porcelain factories in the 1930s. J. Nam died at the age of 93 on February 22, 1974 in his studio in the rue Nicolo in Paris, designed by the architect Louis-Raymond Fischer. - Title page and first text page slightly brownstained, otherwise in very good condition.

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