Les Spectres du Désert - SOLD

Les Spectres du Désert is an original modern rare book written by Henri Hesler and illustrated by Toyen (Marie Cerminova, 21 September 1902, in Prague – 9 November 1980, in Paris) in 1939.

Original Edition.

300 Numbered copies.

Published by Skira, Paris.

Format: in 4°. The dimensions and the weight of the book are indicative. 

The book includes 16 pages with 12 full page drawings.

Inscribed by the author.

Mint conditions.

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Toyen (21 September 1902, in Prague – 9 November 1980, in Paris). She was a Czech painter, drafter, and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement. Toyen left the family home at sixteen, and it has been speculated it was due to sympathy towards anarchism. In the early 1920s, Toyen resided in Smichov with their older sister, Zdena Svobodova, whose husband worked for the railroad. Though the artist presented themselves as a lone wolf, family was located nearby and they could visit with their mother whenever they wished, though visits were scarce. In 1940, Toyen and their sister each inherited split custody of their mother’s home until Zdena’s death in 1945, then the property became divided between Toyen and the widower.