A set of two works by Pierre de Mandiargues. - Lot 478

A set of two works by Pierre de Mandiargues. 1/ - *Critiquettes*. Montpellier, Fata Morgana, 1967. In-8, loose-leaf format with a printed cover with flaps—[30 ff.]. Illustrated with two etchings by Bona, one in color and the other in black, proofed and signed in pencil (36/50). Printed in an edition of 297 copies; this is one of the first 50 on Arches paper, signed by the author and the artist on the margin (no. 36). 18 exhibitions by artists on whom P. de Mandiargues exercises his talents, where the economy of words and their precision make these “mini-reviews” true keys to discovering the inner workings of the Artwork. 2/ - *Le Maréchal*, P. de Mandiargues - Guillain Siroux, Henri Thomas. Paris, Inna Salomon, 1968. In-8 in loose-leaf format with a printed, filled-in cover—foxing on the cover, particularly on the second one—16 pp., [4 pp.]. Illustrated with 2 reproductions of engravings by Le Maréchal and 4 reproductions of engravings by G. Siroux. Printed in an edition of 750 copies; this is one of 150 printed on Arches vellum, accompanied by a mezzotint by Le Maréchal and an etching by Guillain Siroux, both signed and numbered in pencil by the artists.(131/150)