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Paul Iribe (1883-1935), educated in Paris and studied
art at the École des Beaux-Arts. Started out as illustrator
with the satirical newspaper, Le Rire. During WWI
he moved to Hollywood, where he failed to become
an actor but succeeded in directing several movies.
During his last years he was the lover of Coco Chanel,
who was also a close friend of Jean Cocteau.
10 000,- | £750 | $940
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JEAN COCTEAU & PAUL RIBE
Vaslav Nijinsky. Six vers de Jean Cocteau.
Six dessind de Paul Iribe.
Paris: Société générale d’impression, 1910. First edition.
4to [30x31cm]. Original wrappers, silk tied, lettered in
red and black.
One of 934 trade copies, on Japon.
Lightly browned to spine, surface only, not affecting
interior. A near fine copy.
French Surrealist Jean Cocteau [1889-1963] led a remarkable
life, spanning a huge range of genres including literature,
poetry, filmmaking and visual art. From an early age he
was fascinated by the ballet. When the Ballets Russes
burst onto the Parisian cultural scene in 1909, the young
Cocteau was immediately entranced. The movement of
dancers particularly lit up Cocteau’s imagination and he
was so taken with the Ballets Russes’ star dancer Nijinsky
[1889-1950] that he made a series of striking illustrations
capturing the sweeping motion of his lithe limbs through
space, capturing what he called a “slender young
torso contrasting with overdeveloped thighs,” adding
“he is like some Florentine, vigorous beyond anything
human, and feline to a disquieting degree. ”From striking
poster designs to storytelling and costume, he wove
his own brand of creativity into the Ballets Russes,
leaving a long-lasting impact that would shape the nature
of ballet for generations to come. (Rosie Lesso: The Magic
of Storytelling – Diaghilev and Cocteau).
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[COCTEAU & FRIENDS]
ROBERT MONTENEGRO
Vingt dessins.
Paris: Société générale d’impression, 1910. First edition.
4to [35,5x25,5cm]. Publisher’s folder with paper wrapper
and 20 loose plates. Folder lacking the ties, which seems
to be the case with most copies.
One of 50 copies on imperial Japon paper.
Not signed.
Folder near fine, interior and plates in fine condition.
Mexican artist Robert Montenegro [1885-1968], settled
in Paris in 1907. He cultivated friendship with Picasso,
Cocteau and Juan Gris. Among others, he painted portraits
of Nijinsky and Marquise Casati.
7 500,- | £560 | $700
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