Architectures: Recueil Publie Sous La Direction De Louis Sue & Andre Mare; Comprenant Un Dialogue De Paul Valery Et La presentation D'Ouvrages D'Architecture, Decoration Interieure, Peinture, Sculpture Et Gravure Contribuant Depuis Mil Neuf Cent Quatorze
Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1921. First edition. 148, [2] pages. 52 x 38 cm. Limited edition, copy 462 of 500. Illustrated with etchings, engravings, and lithographs by Paul Vera, Roger de la Fresnaye, Andre Mare, Louis Sue, Marie Laurencin, Jean-Emile Laboureur, Dunoyer de Segonzac, and others. An important and significant work on interior design and architecture published during the Art Deco era, the superb plates are largely engraved by Jacques Villon. After the War, Sue and Mare designed the victory celebrations in Paris to memorialize the end of the War. They co-founded the Compagnie des Arts Francais, manufacturing Art Deco furniture and interior decorations including wallpaper, tapestries, silverware and ceramics. Sue was also a very successful architect, for example designing the industrial town of Lens-Mericourt the year after this work was published. André-Charles Mare, was a French painter and textile designer, and co-founder of the Company of French Art in 1919. He was a designer of colorful textiles, and was one of the founders of the Art Deco movement. Interior contents generally clean. All plates with tissue guards. Slight toning to front cover perimeters. Item #24631
Price: $1,950.00