Micrographie Décorative

1931

Laure Albin Guillot

Associated Names
Laure Albin Guillot

Artist, French, French, 1879 - 1962

This is a photograph of a spiral-bound book cover. The cover features the text "MICROGRAPHIE DÉCORATIVE" in large, bold, uppercase letters, centered on a textured, light beige background. The text is printed in a muted gray tone. The book is bound with a black spiral wire on the left side, accompanied by a dark strip running parallel to the binding. The background exhibits subtle geometric patterns.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume of 20 photogravures

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation and Pepita Millmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    closed: 42.55 × 38.1 cm (16 3/4 × 15 in.)
    open: 42.55 × 73.66 × 3.81 cm (16 3/4 × 29 × 1 1/2 in.)
    image (each): 27.31 × 21.59 cm (10 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.35.1

  • Portfolio Title

    Planche 1. Corne de Rhinocéros (coupe) (Rhinoceros Horn (cross-section) Planche 2. Brazilin (1) Planche 3. Poils étoilés de Pentzia (Star-shaped Pentzia Bristles) Planche 4. Corne de sabot de cheval (Horse Hoof) Planche 5. Acide citrique (Citric Acid) Planche 6. Cartilages de baleine (Whale Cartilage) Planche 7. Brazilin (2) Planche 8. Bourgeon de frêne (Ashtree Bud) Planche 9. Diatomée (Diatom) Planche 10. Graine (Seed) Planche 11. Bourdaine (Glossy Buckthorn) Planche 12. Acide margarique (Margaric Acid) Planche 13. Irional Planche 14. Saligenin Planche 15. Gynérium argenteum (graminée) (Germinated Pampas Grass) Planche 16. Diatomée (Diatom) Planche 17. Lis (Lily) Planche 18. Diatomée (Diato) Planche 19. Racine d’orge (Barley Root) Planche 20. Acide urique du ruminant (Uric Acid from a Ruminant)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Étienne Perrigot (1902-1979), Paris. (The Old Print Shop, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840 – 1940, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023 - 2024

Inscriptions

on inside of front cover, a library label printed in black ink, glued to upper left corner: EX-LIBRIS / E. PERRIGOT;
printed in black ink on colophon, center: ACHEVÉ D'IMPRIMER / EN AVRIL 1931 / SUR LES PRESSES / DE / DRAEGER FRÈRES; on second page of colophon, center: IL A ÉTÉ TIRÉ / DE CET OUVRAGE / CINQ EXEMPLAIRES / HORS-SÉRIE / NUMÉROTÉS / H.-S. 1 A H.-S. 5 / ET TROIS CENTS EXEMPLAIRES / ORDINAIRES NUMÉROTÉS / DE 6 A 305 / EXEMPLAIRE / No 218; on title page, center: LAURE ALBIN GUILLOT / MICROGRAPHIE / DÉCORATIVE / PRÉFACE DE M. PAUL LÉON / DIRECTUR GÉNÉRAL DES BEAUX-ARTS

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