A12143. MOURLOT, FERNAND and JACQUES PREVERT. Souvenirs et Portraits d'Artistes. The personal memoirs of Fernand Mourlot with chapters on his work with many of the major 20th century European artists. The text includes a dedication tribute to the work of the Mourlot Press by Jacques Prevert "Le Coeur a l'Ouvrage". Beautifully illustrated with 25 full-page (1 double- page) original lithographs (19 in color) by Braque, Buffet, Chagall, Cocteau, Delvaux, Derain, Esteve, Giacometti, Jenkins, Masson, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Sutherland, Terechkovitch, Vasarely, Villon, Wunderlich, and others. 4to, folio, portfolio of unsewn sheets, in original plain linen covered clamshell box. Limited numbered edition of 800 copies on Velin d'Arches, original lithographs printed by Mourlot with letterpress by Fequet et Baudier. Paris, Alain A.C. Mazo, 1972. Faint sunning to printed protective cover sheet, else fine in lightly worn box. $2000.00
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