[Illustration for Rimbaud's nihilistic poem, "Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur . . ." (What is it to us? my heart . . . , ca 1872)]
by Rimbaud, Jean Nicolas Arthur, 1854-1891.) Strauchmann, Went, b. 1938
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Memmingen (Bavaria): Edition Curt Visel, 1973 ¶ AN ORIGINAL LINOCUT SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, depicting a man imprisoned in a tower or pergola surmounted by a giant octopus, set in a volcanic wasteland relieved only by a peacock lower right. The accompanying text, interestingly, omits Rimbaud's last line -- "Ce n'est rien! j'y suis! j'y suis toujours" (It's nothing! I'm here! I'm still here) -- which is perhaps to be understood from the illustration itself. This print was originally issued as a supplement (Beilage) to the German graphic-arts periodical Illustration 63: Zeitschrift für die Buchillustration (1964- ). ||| Collation: In 2 (260 x 200 mm): Two leaves, paginated [1-4] (ie, not paginated). A bifolium of machine-made wove paper, unmarked, loose as issued. Contents: [1] linocut (202 x 156 mm) printed in black, signed "Strauchmann" in pencil lower right; [2] imprint, as above; [3] blank; [4] text: six quatrains of verse, in French, headed "Arthur Rimbaud". References: Cf LCCN 80641496, OCLC 2673241. Not in SMSU/StAubyn (1986). Provenance: Paul Dufrasne, of Berlin, an original subscriber. ||| For further details please contact Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts, as below. Pour plus de détails, veuillez contacter Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts, comme ci-dessous..
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- Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts (US)
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- Title
- [Illustration for Rimbaud's nihilistic poem, "Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur . . ." (What is it to us? my heart . . . , ca 1872)]
- Author
- Rimbaud, Jean Nicolas Arthur, 1854-1891.) Strauchmann, Went, b. 1938
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Edition Curt Visel
- Place of Publication
- Memmingen (Bavaria)
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Rimbaud Arthur Strauchmann Went Qu\'est-ce pour nous mon coeur Illustration 63 illustrations illustrator illustrators linocuts art artist artists linocut linoleum block print prints Zeitschritf fue fuer die Buchillustration Edition Cart Vissel Memmingen s
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- ABE current; ¶ current; French Literature; Rimbaud; Rimbaud 2004 02 27;
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Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts
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