Illustrated letters : artists and writers correspond
"Illustrated Letters presents the artistic correspondence of more than sixty great European artists and writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, reproducing their illustrated epistles in full-color spreads. Here we find the sparkling sketches of Manet, the architectural marginalia of Le Corbusier, and the witty doodles of Balzac, Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and Turgenev. This unique volume features the illustrated letters of some of the most influential cultural figures of the last two centuries - both visual artists, whose styles are instantly recognizable, and famous writers, who have hitherto been known solely for their literary works." "Drawing on extensive research and scholarship, Illustrated Letters features eighty-three letters, including thirty-five that have never before been published. The text provides the full story behind every letter; biographical sketches of writer and recipient set each missive in its cultural and historical context. One or more of the artist's most representative works is reproduced in full color along with each letter."--Jacket
facsimiles (reproductions)
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
9780810906532, 0810906538
40881647
Translated from the French