Three albums of prints. Snowy Landscapes, The Mad Moon, At Low Tide.
Picquier| N° d'inventaire | 23015 |
| Format | 19 x 24.5 |
| Détails | 139 p., numerous color plates and illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Arles, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782809715040 |
Sometimes books lie dormant in a secret place, known only to specialists. This is what happened to these three albums by Utamaro, hidden in the fabulous library of the great couturier Jacques Doucet, and which are awakening before our eyes. Here Utamaro, abandoning the portraits of courtesans that made him famous, decides this time to go and contemplate the snow, or the moon, or the ornate shells dotted along the beach. We abandon ourselves with him to the contemplation of the native beauty of nature. Presented with the translation of the poems that accompany them, these prints dazzle us with the intact freshness of their brushwork and the delicacy of their gold-powdered colors.
Sometimes books lie dormant in a secret place, known only to specialists. This is what happened to these three albums by Utamaro, hidden in the fabulous library of the great couturier Jacques Doucet, and which are awakening before our eyes. Here Utamaro, abandoning the portraits of courtesans that made him famous, decides this time to go and contemplate the snow, or the moon, or the ornate shells dotted along the beach. We abandon ourselves with him to the contemplation of the native beauty of nature. Presented with the translation of the poems that accompany them, these prints dazzle us with the intact freshness of their brushwork and the delicacy of their gold-powdered colors.