Poems by René Char (Poèmes de René Char)

Nicolas de Staël (French, born Russia, 1903-1955) poetry by René Char (French, 1907-1988) printed by Marthe Fequet (French, 20th century) and Pierre Baudier (French, 20th century)

Date

1951–52

Medium

Book with fourteen woodcuts in black on cream wove paper, in slipcase

Dimensions

Slipcase: 38 × 29.7 × 4.9 cm (15 × 11 3/4 × 1 15/16 in.); Book: 37 × 29 × 3.5 cm (14 5/8 × 11 7/16 × 1 7/16 in.)

Department

Prints and Drawings

Credit line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg in memory of Bessie Kisloff Braude, Esq.