Le Jardin des supplices

AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
Le Jardin des supplices
the complete artist's book comprising of twenty lithographs (eighteen in colors) on wove paper with LE JARDIN DES SUPPLICES watermark,1902, number 57 of 150 (there were also fifteen examples on Japon and 45 examples on Chine), published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, 1902, bound, text in French by Octave Mirbeau, with two mounted business cards from Augustus Rodin before the title page, one annotated in ink 'Cher ami, j'irai vous rendre visite demain vendredi a midi ou 1 heure. Tout a vous. Rodin', each the full sheet, in good condition, in dark green leather binding
Overall: 13 x 1¹⁄₂ x 10¹⁄₄ in. (330 x 38 x 260 mm.)
Each Sheet: 12⁵⁄₈ x 9⁵⁄₈ in. (320 x 244 mm.)
(album)

Thorson Book Illustrations III.113-133; see Carteret IV