[PONGE, Francis; SIGNOVERT, Jean] - Lot 7

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[PONGE, Francis; SIGNOVERT, Jean] - Lot 7
[PONGE, Francis; SIGNOVERT, Jean] Original subscription form for the publication of the book *Le Lézard* by Francis Ponge, illustrated by Jean Signovert. Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, November 1953. Letterpress print on vellum paper, folded in-12 format. ENCLOSED is a subscription form completed and returned by Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, widow of Albert I, from her castle in Stuyvenberg. She placed an order for the copy on antique paper. A rare subscription document published to mark the release of Francis Ponge’s *Le Lézard*, a work accompanied by seven original etchings by Jean Signovert. The brochure presents the editorial project, the technical specifications of the book, the limited print run of only 42 copies, as well as the subscription prices offered by the Galerie Jeanne Bucher in Paris. A valuable testament to postwar bibliophilic activity in Paris, it illustrates the close ties between contemporary poetry, original engravings, and avant-garde galleries associated with Jeanne Bucher, Maeght, and the École de Paris circle. That same year, the Nina Daudet Gallery on Rue du Dragon in Paris exhibited Signovert’s etchings for *Le Lézard* (source: *Derrière le miroir*, No. 33, November 1950). Provenance: Jean SIGNOVERT studio collection.
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