Allô! Paris!
Artist: Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)
Publisher: Éditions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, 1926
Printer: lithographs: Engelmann Imprimeur-Lithographe, Paris; text: l’Imprimerie du Livre, Rueil (H. Filipacchi, director)
Author: Joseph Delteil (French, 1894-1978)
Date: 1926
Dimensions:
Book: H: 11 3/16 in. (284 mm); W: 9 1/16 in. (230 mm); Depth: 5/8 in. (16 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 11 3/16 in. (284 mm); W: 9 1/16 in. (230 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 20 lithographs.
Text: letterpress.
Paper: Arches cream wove paper, watermarked.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.375
Label Text:Allô!, Paris! is a book comprised of 20 lithographs based on ideas derived from Robert Delaunay’s earlier paintings and prints. Delaunay’s principle subject is one of the most recognizable monuments of modern Paris, the Eiffel Tower, seen in many different ways and from many different viewpoints. To Delaunay, the Eiffel Tower was a symbol of modernity and masculinity. In the page displayed, Delaunay added one of the Three Graces to the fractured and dynamic view of the Tower from below to symbolize the beauty and charm of Paris. In the painting The City of Paris of 1912–13, Delaunay represented all three Graces against a panoramic view of the city.
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