Description: "L'Astronome" (The Astronomer) Color lithograph 31x40 cm (12.2'x15.7' in) after the watercolor illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry from his beloved masterpiece "The Little Prince".This lithograph was printed and published in 2009 in our Art-Lithographies workshop in Paris using 100% cotton 300 g/m² BFK Rives paper. It is plate-signed from the edition of 300 and features the dry stamp of the artist’s Estate.Artwork entirely made in France: from the production of the paper in Arches in the Vosges department, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press run.Shipped with a certificate of authenticity, signed by our company, the original printer of those lithographs. --------------------------------------- When Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince was just beginning to take form, he left the project with a friend before leaving New York City to rejoin the war effort. At that point, Saint-Exupéry was carrying around the book in a brown paper bag and the illustrations featured stains and even cigarette burns. Full of life, what makes these drawings really extraordinary is that they at once embody and counter Saint-Exupéry’s most memorable line — “What is essential is invisible to the eye” — by seeking to make visible, even seen, the creative craftsmanship of a man who long after his death continues to move generations with his tender tale about the meaning of life.The Morgan Library in New York showcased 43 of the book's earliest drawings, as well as the author's personal letters, photographs and more during an early 2014 exhibit, The Little Prince: A New York Story.
Price: 180 USD
Location: Paris
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Shipping Cost: 35 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Artist: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Listed By: Original Printers
Material: Lithograph
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Features: Signed
Year of Production: 2009
Original/Reproduction: Artwork Reproduction
Width (Inches): 12.2'
Subject: Children & Infants
Signed: Plate-signed
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 300
Print Type: Lithograph
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 12.2' x 15.7'
Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Date: 2009
Publisher: Michel de Seguins, Paris
Paper: Pur Chiffon BFK Rives
Stamp: Dry stamps of the artist's Estate
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Height (Inches): 15.7'
Certificate of authenticity: Yes
Print Surface: Paper
Framing: Unframed
Type: Print
Production Technique: Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
