BARBIER (Luc): Les 3 cavaliers. Romantic text and images. Vi - Lot 187

BARBIER (Luc): Les 3 cavaliers. Romantic text and images. Villefranche sur Saône, Hassler, s.d. One volume. 27 by 37cm. 33 folios and 15 hors texte on strong paper. In sheet form, in titled folder. As new. With an autograph letter from Luc barbier. Deluxe edition limited to 150 copies (N°58). A very fine artist's book, for which he did the handwritten texts and engravings. A rare book. Attached is a photocopy of 2 pages in which Barbier presents his book. With BARBIER (Luc): L'Amour et la Vigne. Réflexions beaujolaises. Villefranche en beaujolais, éditions du Cuvier, s.d. 25 by 33 cm. 20 leaves, including 7 full-page engravings. In sheets, in illustrated filled cover. Small paper loss on spine, some very rare freckling on cover, otherwise very good condition. Limited edition of 250 copies (N°18), signed by the author. A series of humorous or tender little reflections, with a drawing between each paragraph... Luc BARBIER (1903-1989), the scion of an illustrious line of painters, was born in Auteuil, but it was thanks to his wife Elisabeth Fellot that he forged such strong links with the Beaujolais region. This born draftsman, full of fantasy and steeped in traditional values, went on to study at the Beaux-Arts in Lyon. At first a painter, naturally a watercolorist, he also worked in gouache and oil. Trained in engraving by Johannès Drevet, he flourished in this discipline. It was he who created the engraving class at the Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1948. He also used his engraving press to design and print sumptuous limited editions. An outstanding illustrator - he has been compared to Gustave Doré - he puts his talent to work for the Cuvier publishing house in Villefranche-sur-Saône. Defining himself as a Christian painter, Barbier left his studio to tackle sacred art. He created frescoes and stained-glass windows for churches...