Set comprising: - Lot 45

Set comprising: - Gérard DEFRESNES (20th century) Images of Our Life, May 1951. A set of twelve woodcuts, printed on a hand press by Henri Kerdraon at the Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe political prison camp in the Tarn department. Fifty-five copies of this work were printed, including one for Pope Pius XII. Commissioned shortly after World War II by former political prisoners of the camp, this work by Gérard Defresnes is a testament to their gratitude toward the Archbishop of Albi, Monsignor Moussaron, who had visited them during their imprisonment. Presented to him on the occasion of his priestly jubilee in 1951, he received the first copy. The booklet combines depictions of life in the camp with religious scenes. An inscription on the first page is addressed to Dr. Julia de Framory (?). Dimensions: 37x27 cm. (Fading). -Text by Paul LEAUTAUD (1872–1956) and illustrations by André DIGNIMONT (1891–1965) "Amours," Paris, Éditions Marcel Lubineau, 1958. Folio-sized copy. Print no. 62, to which have been attached an early black-and-white version of the illustrations, a rejected plate in two states, and two sheets of sketches. Bound in red half-maroquin. (Stains, wear). Included: - Earl MACPHERSON (1910–1993) “Artist’s Sketchpad,” a 1944 calendar featuring pin-up illustrations. Twelve prints corresponding to the months of the year, signed within the composition and bound. Printed for Brown & Bigelow, United States. Dimensions: 36x23 cm. (Introductory text by Leo Morrisson detached from the binding). - A clipped newspaper article titled “A Pagan Mystic: Gérard Locardi,” by Maurice Raphaël.