Accession number
PML 146317
Creator
Belot, Gabriel, 1882-1962.
Published
ca. 1925.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Collection of 28 preparatory drawings and sketches and 58 wood engraved proofs of illustrations by Gabriel Belot for an edition of Anatole France's short stories, included in v. 14 of an illustrated series of France's works (Paris : Calmann-Levy, 1928). Drawings are executed on paper and onionskin in various media, with multiple drawings affixed to single leave mounts in some instances. Proofs of wood engravings are executed on paper, tissue, and chine, with multiple impressions present of many individual engravings.
Housed with accompanying copy of v. 14 of the series Oeuvres complètes illustrées de Anatole France, entitled Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet et plusieurs autres récits profitables : Crainquebille (comédie en trois tableaux) Le mannequin d'osier (comédie en quatre actes) Au petit bonheur (comédie en un acte) (Paris : Calmann-Levy, 1928). See PML 146315.
Housed with accompanying copy of v. 14 of the series Oeuvres complètes illustrées de Anatole France, entitled Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet et plusieurs autres récits profitables : Crainquebille (comédie en trois tableaux) Le mannequin d'osier (comédie en quatre actes) Au petit bonheur (comédie en un acte) (Paris : Calmann-Levy, 1928). See PML 146315.
Description
86 items (28 drawings, 58 prints)
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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