Dialogues
Dialogues
Artist
Henri Laurens
French, 1885-1954
Printer
Théo Schmied, [s.l.]
Author
Lucian
Greek, about 120-after 180
Date[1951]
DimensionsSlipcase: H: 16 3/16 in. (411 mm); W: 11 3/4 in. (299 mm); Depth: 2 3/8 in. (60 mm).
Chemise: H: 15 15/16 in. (405 mm); W: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm); Depth: 2 1/16 in. (53 mm).
Book: H: 15 1/2 in. (394 mm); W: 11 7/16 in. (290 mm); Depth: 1 7/8 in. (48 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 15 1/8 in. (384 mm); W: 11 5/16 in. (287 mm).
Chemise: H: 15 15/16 in. (405 mm); W: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm); Depth: 2 1/16 in. (53 mm).
Book: H: 15 1/2 in. (394 mm); W: 11 7/16 in. (290 mm); Depth: 1 7/8 in. (48 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 15 1/8 in. (384 mm); W: 11 5/16 in. (287 mm).
MediumOriginal prints: 34 wood engravings in colors, incl. a table of the 24 full-page wood engravings printed in reduced size. Text: letterpress (typeface: Garamond)
Paper: Arches cream laid paper, watermarked.
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number
1984.659
Not on View
Collections
Published Referencescf. Garvey, Eleanor M., The Artist & the Book, 1860--1960, Boston, 1961, no. 157.
- Works on Paper
cf. Strachan, W. J., The Artist and the Book in France; The 20th Century livre d'artiste, New York, 1969, p. 336
cf. Hogben, Carol, Rowan Watson, editors, From Manet to Hockney: Modern Artists’ Illustrated Books, London, 1985, no. 125
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Classically modern: classical texts with modern prints from the Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb 18 - April 30, 2000, repr. cover. Pages shown: 148, 124, 20, 26, 110, 62, 121, 51.Toledo Musuem of Art, Splendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 14--May 11, 2003.
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