1998
Author: Salah Stétié (1929-)
Artist: Pierre Alechinsky (1927-)
Published: Paris, R.L.D. [Robert en Lydie Dutrou], 1998
The number of books illustrated or created by Alechinsky is so great that a complete catalogue of his work seems impossible. Alechinsky has contributed to such a bibliography, but its subtitle is a witty indication that comprehensiveness is out of the question. It is therefore not an annotated catalogue, not a 'catalogue raisonnée', but a 'reasonable' bibliography, which appeared in 2002.
The two books that Robert and Lydie Dutrou made with Alechinsky in 1998 are described in the bibliography under numbers 146 and 147, and their sizes are quite different. L'oreille du mur contains aphorisms by the poet Stétié, reproduced on the basis of his handwriting and measuring 21 by 13.2 centimetres. 5 dans ton oeil is a portfolio of 72 by 52 centimetres with 5 separate lithographs. Some parts of those large prints have been etched and contain texts by Stétié that have been typeset and printed by hand.
Alechinsky visited Japan in 1955, from which time onwards his fascination for Oriental calligraphy has been evident in all of his work. He opted for the calligrapher's brush (instead of the ordinary paintbrush), using it from then on to draw, paint and create lithographs. He also no longer painted on canvas, but on paper. Humour, freshness and vivacity are the terms generally used to describe Alechinsky's art.
Bibliographical descriptions:
| Description: | L'oreille du mur / Salah Stétié ; [ill. par] Pierre Alechinsky. - Parly en Puisaye : R.L.D., 1998. - 34 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Publ. with: 5 dans ton oeil |
| Printer: | Italic Impression |
| Edition: | 600 copies |
| This copy: | One of 600 copies on Vergé Ivoire and number 18 of 80 copies numbered and signed by the author |
| Note: | With an etching on Larroque, signed by the artist |
| Bibliography: | Bénézit 1-175 |
| Shelf-mark: | Koopm M 753 |
| Description: | 5 dans ton œil / Salah Stétié ; [imagé et mis en page par Pierre Alechinsky]. - Paris : R.L.D., 1998. - [7] pl.: ill. ; 66×51 cm. - Publ. with: L'oreille du mur |
| Printer: | Robert et Lydie Dutrou (Paris) |
| Edition: | 120 copies |
| Number: | One of 120 copies on Arches and number IX of 15 copies for the author |
| Note: | Signed by the author |
| The five original lithographs are numbered and signed by the artist | |
| Shelf-mark: | Koopm E 47 |
References:
- Pierre Alechinsky, The complete books. A reasonable catalogue. Antwerpen, Celueers & Van de Velde Booksellers, 2002
- Paule Plouvier, Renée Ventresque, Itinéraires de Salah Stétié. Paris, L'Harmattan, 1996
- Tussen de regels: Alechinsky. Den Haag, Living Stone Editions, 1997
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| Cover of L'oreille du mur |
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| Lithograph in 5 dans ton oeil by Pierre Alechinsky |
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| Etching by Pierre Alechinsky for L'oreille du mur |
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| Title page and frontispiece of L'oreille du mur |
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| Page 2-3 of L'oreille du mur |