L'Artiste et la Société.

ROUART, Eugène.

Published by Edition de la Libre Esthétique. 1902, 7 mars., (Brussels?)., 1902

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16mo. (170 x 130 mm). [14 leaves; pp. 25, (i)]. Title with vignette, leaf with explanatory text and Rouart's lecture, woodcut tail-piece at conclusion of text. Original publisher's yellow wrappers with Yapp edges, stitched as issued, titles and vignette in black to front cover, small split to head of spine and slight tear to upper cover. A good, unsophisticated copy of Eugène Rouart's important lecture for the 1902 Salon de la Libre Esthétique. Although issued without a justification it seems likely that this is one of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder paper. Eugène Rouart was an agronomist, politician, a lifelong friend of André Gide and an important collector and theoretician. In the present lecture, rather than a dry, academic approach, Rouart looks at the emotional aspects of art and its powerful effect on the human spirit. Picasso appears to have been influenced by Rouart, whose name is recorded in one of Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles' sketchbooks. 'En voulant vous parler de l'artiste et de la société, je n'apporte pas la prétention d'étudier en une heure de causerie ce que fut la situation de l'artiste aux différents âges de l'humanité, mais j'ai seulement le désir, à une époque où l'on semble très préoccupé de sociologie, d'exprimer devant vous quelques réflexions, des rapports de citoyens entre eux et d'art social.' (The opening of Rouart's lecture). Seller Inventory # 47744

Bibliographic Details

Title: L'Artiste et la Société.

Publisher: Edition de la Libre Esthétique. 1902, 7 mars., (Brussels?).

Publication Date: 1902

Binding: Soft cover