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Derain, André, illus. (1880-1954) & René Dalize (1879-1917) Ballade de Pauvre Macchabé Mal Enterré.
Paris: Imprimerie François Bernouard, 1919.
Limited edition, oblong quarto; copy "L" of 20 lettered hors de commerce copies on Chapelle paper signed by Derain in ink on the limitation page; illustrated with 6 bold woodcuts; bound in the original printed wrapper with the original glassine preserved (occasional, minor offsetting, marginal stain to one page); housed in publisher's oatmeal cloth clamshell box with printed label; 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
A memorial to René Dalize, this book was financed by Derain, the French writer Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), and critic André Salmon (1881-1969). The three were great friends who moved in the circles of Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Gertrude Stein and Matisse. Sadly, Dalize was killed after being made a captain in the French Army in 1918, followed shortly by Apollinaire, who succumbed to influenza after completing his contribution to this volume. Created in the wake of great loss, this finely illustrated work is a poignant reminder of the visionary artists and writers who perished during World War I.
