{"product_id":"henri-cartier-bresson-vowels-1996-portfolio-of-3-signed-color-woodcuts-no-28-60","title":"Henri Cartier-Bresson — Vowels, 1996 — Portfolio of 3 Signed Color Woodcuts — No. 28\/60","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHenri Cartier-Bresson — \u003cem\u003eVowels\u003c\/em\u003e, 1996\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePortfolio of Three Signed Color Woodcuts — No. 28 of 60\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVowels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare separate portfolio containing \u003cstrong\u003ethree original multicolor woodcuts by Henri Cartier-Bresson\u003c\/strong\u003e, each individually \u003cstrong\u003esigned in pencil by the artist and numbered 28\/60\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued by the Limited Editions Club in connection with its celebrated edition of Arthur Rimbaud’s \u003cem\u003eVowels\u003c\/em\u003e, this portfolio represents the substantially rarer issue of Cartier-Bresson’s imagery. Unlike the 300-copy book edition, in which the artist signed the limitation page, this separate portfolio was produced in only \u003cstrong\u003e60 sets, with each of the three prints individually signed and numbered by Cartier-Bresson\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images originated as watercolors by Cartier-Bresson and were translated into exceptionally complex multicolor woodcuts by master printer \u003cstrong\u003eKeiji Shinohara\u003c\/strong\u003e. As many as twenty-three to thirty separately carved blocks were required to reproduce the color variations of each composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on handmade Japanese paper, the resulting works reveal a less familiar aspect of Cartier-Bresson’s artistic practice. Although internationally celebrated as one of the defining photographers of the twentieth century, Cartier-Bresson drew and painted throughout his life and considered drawing fundamental to his way of seeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three abstract compositions were created in response to Arthur Rimbaud’s celebrated 1871 poem \u003cem\u003eVoyelles\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eVowels\u003c\/em\u003e), in which the poet famously associates individual vowels with colors. Cartier-Bresson’s fluid forms and layered colors provide a visual counterpart to Rimbaud’s experiments with color, language, and sensory association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prints are \u003cstrong\u003eloose as issued\u003c\/strong\u003e, accompanied by the original printed title page and limitation leaf, and housed in the publisher’s \u003cstrong\u003ered cloth portfolio stamped in black\u003c\/strong\u003e. The original mailing portfolio is also retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 28 of 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three original multicolor woodcuts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each print individually signed in pencil by Henri Cartier-Bresson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keiji Shinohara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Limited Editions Club, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 18 × 18 in. each\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original red cloth portfolio and original mailing portfolio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine. The three woodcuts are clean and well preserved, with strong color, and remain loose as issued. Original title and limitation leaves, publisher’s portfolio, and mailing portfolio are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce complete set of Cartier-Bresson’s \u003cem\u003eVowels\u003c\/em\u003e woodcuts, distinguished from the more common book edition by its \u003cstrong\u003eedition of only 60 and the individual pencil signature on each of the three prints\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48216154013926,"sku":"BB-000031","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/b1_d813edf4-fab5-4b04-9855-2138bc83ec77.jpg?v=1787246874","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/henri-cartier-bresson-vowels-1996-portfolio-of-3-signed-color-woodcuts-no-28-60","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}