Raoul Dufy and Guillaume Apollinaire

RAOUL DUFY (Le Havre, 1877–near Forcalquier, 1953) and GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE (Rome, 1880–Paris, 1918).
“Le poète Assassine,” Paris,
Includes 36 lithographs by Raoul Dufy.
Original cover.
Copy 78/450.
Measurements: 29 x 23.5 x 2 cm.

A magnificent illustrated edition of *Le Poète Assassiné*, one of Guillaume Apollinaire’s most representative literary works, enriched with thirty-six original lithographs by Raoul Dufy, one of the great innovators of 20th-century French illustration. The perfect harmony between the poet’s imaginative prose and Dufy’s visual language makes this volume one of the most significant collaborations between literature and the visual arts of the Parisian avant-garde.

Published in a limited edition of 450 numbered copies, this work stands as an outstanding example of the French livre d’artiste tradition. Dufy’s lithographs, executed with the spontaneity and elegance that characterize his drawing, accompany the text without merely illustrating it, establishing a poetic dialogue with the narrative. Executed with a free, concise, and extraordinarily expressive line, the images convey lightness, rhythm, and a refined decorative sensibility that place Dufy among the great illustrators of his time.