Mar 02, 2023 - Sale 2628

Sale 2628 - Lot 294

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
MILLET, JEAN-FRANCOIS. Sensier, Alfred. La Vie & L'oeuvre de J.-F. Millet. 4to, contemporary full olive morocco gilt by Chatelin, spine tooled in gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, spine foot and corners rubbed with light exposure; inner dentelles, armorial bookplate, contents quite clean. Extra-illustrated with 1 original lithograph by Millet ("Le Semeur"), and 4 etchings and 14 woodcuts by or after the artist. The additional plates bound in include:(i) Millet (J. F.) Le Semeur, [1851]. Lithograph [Delteil 22; Melot 22], 191 x 156 mm (spotting) [pp. 124/125] * (ii) Millet (J. F. & J. B.) La grande bergère assise, [c. 1863]. Woodcut [Delteil 33/2; Melot 33], 270 x 220 mm (left margin cut by binder) [pp. 384/385] * (iii) Millet (J. F. & J. B.) Femme vidant un seau, [c. 1870]. Woodcut [Delteil 32; Melot 32], 143 x 95 mm [pp. 384/385] * (iv) Millet (J. B.) [Barbizon]. Etching, 229 x 142 mm [pp. 116/117] * (v) Gaujean. Le Greffeur. Etching after Millet, 148 x 207 mm [pp. 158/159] * (vi) Waltner (Ch.) L' Angelus. Etching after Millet, 200 x 243 mm [pp. 190/191] * (vii) La Mort et le Bûcheron. Etching after Millet, 135 x 179 mm [pp. 192/193] * (viii-xi) Lavieille (A.) Les Quatre heures du jour. 4 woodcuts after Millet on India paper mounted, 148 x 219 mm each [pp. 386/387] * (xii-xvii) Lavieille (A.) Les Travaux des champs. 6 woodcuts after Millet on India paper mounted on 3 leaves, 140 x 76 mm each [pp. 390/391]. Paris: A. Quantin, 1881