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Kurt Seligmann
Métiers des Hommes - Rare Book Illustrated by Kurt Seligmann - 1936

1936

About the Item

Métiers des Hommes is an Original Rare book written by Pierre Courthion (1902-1988) and illustrated by Kurt Seligmann (Basel, 1900 - Middletown, 1961) in 1936. Original Edition. Published by GLM, Paris. 530 Numbered Copies. Format: Large 8°. The dimensions of the book are indicative. The book includes unnumbered pages with 15 full page etchings “reproduites en photopye”. Good conditions. Kurt Seligmann (Basel, 1900 - Middletown, 1961). Seligmann was a Swiss-American Surrealist painter and engraver. He was known for his fantastic imagery of medieval troubadors and knights in macabre rituals and inspired by the carnival held annually in his native Basel, Switzerland. Pierre Courthion (1902-1988). He was a Swiss art critic and historian. Courthion was educated at the University of Geneva and was awarded a scholarship to study painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the Louvre, he did his doctorate on the painter, Jean-Étienne Liotard. In 1941, Courthion interviewed Henri Matisse, but after months of difficult negotiations, Matisse refused to have the resulting book published, just a few weeks before it was due to come out. The "lost" interview was not published until 2013. His papers are held at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California.
  • Creator:
    Kurt Seligmann (1900-1962, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1936
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.93 in (25.2 cm)Width: 7.33 in (18.6 cm)Depth: 0.16 in (4 mm)
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  • Condition:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: T-1212831stDibs: LU65038447672
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