Rouault .:. Miserere

Rouault, Georges,
Miserere. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1952. ca. 80 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. 4to. 254 x 182 mm. 459 g

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* With a preface by the artist and an introduction by Monroe Wheeler. The gravure illustrations in this volume were printed in Paris by the master-printer Aulard, under the supervision of the artist. - Leicht gebräunt, Schutzumschlag lichtrandig und mit Rissen, Exlibris auf dem Innendeckel.
Bestell-Nr.158691

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Rouault | Graphik | Christentum | Theologie

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THE MISERERE OF GEORGES ROUAULT
The intensity of Rouault's vision, which has brought him fame as the greatest modern religious painter, is nowhere better shown than in this magnificent series of engravings. Apart from their merit as Rouault's contribution to the art of engraving, the Miserere prints are a profound and deeply significant commentary on our civilization. They represent the artist's castigation of spiritual debility, as well as his belief in salvation through religious fervor. Projected under the title of Miserere and Guerre, these prints were originally engraved between 1918 and 1926, but it was not until after a lapse of twentytwo years that they were finally issued in a limited edition by L'Etoile Filante in Paris. The present volume, reproduced in small facsimile by Aulard, has been produced at Rouault's own wish and under his personal supervision, to spread the enjoyment of his art and to convey to a new and larger public the religious message which means so much to him.
Included arc the English translation of Rouault's preface, and an introduction by Monroe Wheeler, Director of Exhibitions and Publications of the Museum of Modern Art, and author of Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators, The Prints of Georges Rouault, and Soutine.
The jacket has been designed by the artist. The 62 plates include 4 showing successive states of the same engraving.

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 11 West 53 Street, New York 19, N. Y. Distributed by Simon and Schumer, Ise, New York

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