Lithograph and stencil on velin paper. Paper size: 11 x 7.5 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Salome. Published by The Limited Editions Club, Paris; rendered by Jean Saude, Paris; printed by Dehon et Cie, Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris, 1938. Excerpted from the album, This edition of Salome, printed in the original French as Oscar Wilde wrote it, consists of fifteen hundred copies for the members of the Limited Editions Club. It is designed by Rene Ben Sussan and printed by Dehon et Cie. In the Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris, the type being a new face designed by A.M. Cassandre, called Peignot and set by hand. The illustrations are gouache drawings on black paper by Andre Derain reproduced through the pochoir process by Saude in Paris. ANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954) had a major role in the development of two of the most significant artistic movements of the early-20th century. He, Henri Matisse, and Maurice de Vlaminck were responsible for generating works with a totally new style which would become Fauvism and his association with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque was integral to early Cubism. Nevertheless, his contribution as the generator of the ideas behind these movements is constantly debated, and some consider his work derivative. This is due in part to the fact that, continually in search of artistic meaning and attempting to create a timeless art removed from the specificity of the modern age, he experimented with different stylistic idioms. Whichever side of the Derain debate you end up on, we can all appreciate his use of expressive vibrant color, his simplification of form, and his fascination with primitive art were constants throughout his work and played a major role in the creation and propagation of early Modern Art.

Excellent condition