Description
Limited edition of Eduard Et Voulangis: The Earliest Modernist Period 1915-1923. This fine press publication features photography by Edward Steichen, released posthumously in 2011.
Small folio, 52pp. Bound in red silk along spine and fore edge. Navy blue rag paper covers with gilt embellishments. Author’s name in gilt on navy blue label affixed to spine. Solid text block, in fine condition. Includes 16 photographic plates affixed to leaves. Housed in a matching black cloth slipcase.
A limited edition piece, one of 250 copies. This one is numbered 238 on the rear colophon.
Edward Steichen (1879-1973) was a Luxembougish-American artist and photographer, best known for his time as chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair from 1923-1938. The photographs featured in this work were discovered by Joanna Steichen, Edward’s third and final wife, and were brought to the Greenberg Gallery in 2008. The book features an essay written by Michael Torosian and an introduction by Howard Greenberg.
