Items Similar to La Dernière Lettre Persane
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 18
Edouard Garcia BenitoLa Dernière Lettre Persane1920
1920
$9,500
£7,295.09
€8,368.61
CA$13,348.61
A$14,949.61
CHF 7,800.46
MX$182,603.01
NOK 99,244.54
SEK 93,549.88
DKK 62,453.94
About the Item
A large format book (15.25 x 11.25 inches), following the trend among leading Parisian couture houses who had been producing elaborately designed luxury catalogs since Paul Poiret’s 1908 collaboration with Paul Iribe (see no. 19), La Maison Fourrures Max commissioned the well-known artist Edouard Benito to illustrate La Dernière Lettre Persane in 1920. The portfolio features twelve wood-block prints lavishly enhanced with pochoir coloring and gold leaf detail, each plate showcasing an elegant, fur-clad figure rendered with Benito’s signature spare contour line and strikingly bold use of color and form. Persian and Asian influences are made evident both stylistically and in the names given to each fur, which include “Geisha,” “Scheherazade” and “Boabdil.” The theme of the catalogue and Benito’s compositions were supposedly inspired by an illustrated edition of Montesquieu's literary masterpiece, Les Lettres Persanes of 1721. An introductory text summarizing Montesquieu’s story of brothers Usbek and Rica by M. Zamacois is accompanied by black and gold illustrations in the margins.
- Creator:Edouard Garcia Benito (1891 - 1981, Spanish)
- Creation Year:1920
- Dimensions:Height: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Wilton, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1362215243982
About the Seller
4.8
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
Established in 2017
1stDibs seller since 2020
27 sales on 1stDibs
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Wilton, CT
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllPhili ou Par le Bien et le Mal
By Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Wilton, CT
Hermant's “moralistic tale” is interpreted and illuminated by Brunelleschi's radically modern designs, which are found throughout the volume, both as 12 full-page plates and smaller ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Gouache
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Les Robes de Paul Poiret
By Paul Iribe
Located in Wilton, CT
The first of Poiret's two deluxe fashion albums featuring 10 full page (2 fold-out) pochoir illustrations by Paul Iribe. Poiret's syles indicate the new freedom in women's fashions ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Other Medium
Les Quatre Saisons
By Paul Allier
Located in Wilton, CT
Allier's colorful, charming illustrations of the four seasons, winter, summer, spring, and fall, done in beautiful pochoir coloring. Each image reads ""dessiné par Paul Allier"" and...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Gouache
Ma Petite Ville
By Manuel Orazi
Located in Wilton, CT
Handcolored by pochoir master Jean Saude and illustrated by Manuel Orazi and Leon Rudincki. Has 6 full page illustrations and 4 vignettes.
Category
1890s Figurative Prints
Materials
Gouache
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Les Bars
By Almery Lobel-Riche
Located in Wilton, CT
A very fine copy of "Les Bars," an album of ten original etchings by the master Lobel-Riche, representing fashionable women in various Parisian social settings. This album, part of a...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Les Bars
By Almery Lobel-Riche
Located in Wilton, CT
A very fine copy of "Les Bars," an album of ten original etchings by the master Lobel-Riche, representing fashionable women in various Parisian social settings. This album, part of a...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
You May Also Like
Une Marmite
By Jean-Emile Laboureur
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Une Marmite, engraving, 1916, signed in pencil lower left; titled, dated and inscribed “epreuve de 1er etat” bottom margin edge [with the initial an...
Category
1910s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Untitled from XXe Siecle No. 4
By Jean Hélion
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Jean Helion
Title: Untitled
Portfolio: XXe Siecle No. 4
Medium: Linocut
Date: 1938
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 19 3/4" x 16 3/4"
Sheet Size: 12 5/8" x 9 5/8"
Signature: U...
Category
1930s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Linocut
Ballet und Pantomime "Scherzo I", plate #4.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East.
In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color.
SCHNACKENBERG BALLET UND PANTOMIME...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ettore Tito (1859-1941) - On a Souvent Besoin.... Art Deco Pochoir Print
By Ettore Tito
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Art Deco original pochoir print.
Please find the dimensions of the artwork:
20 x 15 cm - Dimensions of the image
26 x 20 cm - Dimensions of the paper
28 x 22,5 cm - Framed dimensi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Untitled I
By Georges Dussau
Located in Toronto, ON
8" x 5.5" Unframed
AP Original Etching
Hand Signed by Georges Dussau
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,200
Untitled from XXe Siecle No. 4
By Alberto Magnelli
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alberto Magnelli
Title: Untitled
Portfolio: XXe Siecle No. 4
Medium: Linocut
Date: 1938
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 19 3/4" x 16 3/4"
Sheet Size: 12 5/8" x 9 5/8"
Signatu...
Category
1930s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Linocut
More Ways To Browse
Antique Wood Block
Antique Block Print
Antique Persian Prints
Antique Geisha
Couture 1920
Asian Wood Block Prints
Antique Persian Plates
Man Who Fell To Earth
Nahum Gutman
Pablo Picasso Antibes
Persian Chest
Picasso 1st Edition Book
Salvador Dali Horse
Signed Mucha Lithograph
Star Wars Poster Russian
Takashi Murakami Posters
Tissot Etching
Vintage Posters Milk