DEBRÉ (Olivier) - Anatomy of the smile. Losne and Paris, Thi - Lot 99

DEBRÉ (Olivier) - Anatomy of the smile. Losne and Paris, Thierry Bouchard, 1993. In-folio, leaves, filled cover, slipcase. Superb suite of 29 etchings by Olivier Debré, including 4 fold-outs, inspired by the smile of the angel in Rheims Cathedral. Copy N° I (of V) signed by the author. Enriched with a suite of 9 large engravings all signed by the artist (106 x 37.5 cm) and two original DRAWINGS (106 x 37.5 cm), one signed and the other monogrammed. In February 1993, Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger published Anatomie du sourire, a 40-copy edition of 29 etchings. Original etchings and texts complete the exhibition, which is linked to the theme of the smile so dear to the artist, whose virtues Bernard Noël extols in his text "Le corps du verbe": "ce sourire, dont Olivier Debré, par sa peinture, a entrepris l'anatomie depuis près de quarante ans". Our copy is number I, printed at 5 copies, with a suite of 9 signed etchings and two original black stone drawings.