Matthias Grünewald ANGELS & THE PASSION 1936 Musee d'Unterlinden 40 x 30 cm
POB#45670
TITLE: Matthias Grünewald: le retable d'Isenheim,
AUTHOR: Christian Zervos; Musée d'Unterlinden (Colmar, France)
PUBLISHER: Paris: éditions "Cahiers d'art"
DATE: [1936]
DESCRIPTION: 2 preliminary leaves, viii pages, 1 leaf 32 plates 40 x 30 cm
CONDITION NOTES: GOOD portfolio; plates VERY GOOD+ . Each sheet with approx. 3cm tideline in one corner. No frank creases or any tears, shallow handling creases noted on two sheets. Booklets fine. Portfolio crushed.
BINDING: All plates C2S. Uncoated booklet and preliminaries. Solander portfolio in green cloth with paper labels.
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Fabulous Christian themed illustrations suitable for framing.
Portfolio worn out, but plates are nice. Includes an eight page booklet with introductory material in French language, signed [in plate] by Christian Zervos, art historian and critic who founded the Cahiers d'art in Paris. The remainder of the portfolio consists of mostly single sheets [plates 5 & 6 in biofolium, printed inside] printed on one side in black with plate numbers with descriptive content reserved for a final sheet containing a "Table des Planches". The first plate mounted representation of the altarpiece, and following plates are close-ups focusing in on areas of the altarpiece.
