La Sainte Bible (Ancien Testament).
Paris: M. de Brunoff & Cie, 1904.
Price: $2,250.00
About the item
No. 158 of 500 copies (of 560) on Marais grand vélin with plates in two states. 40 plates, each in two states (sepia and color), captioned tissue guards, 360 illustrations to text, by James Tissot. 2 vols. Folio. Loose as issued, housed in a modern cloth portfolio. Tape-repaired tears to margins of vol. I title-page and following few leaves, small, discreet embossed library stamp to vol. II half-title, large tape-repaired tear across corner of vol. II pp. 247-8, affecting text, some tears along gathering folds throughout.
Item #302227
The masterpiece of Tissot's late career, following a revival of his Catholic faith in 1885. Tissot traveled extensively in the Middle East to study and prepare for his Biblical illustrations. He first produced a series of watercolors on the life of Christ before turning to the stories of the Old Testament. Tissot died in 1902, and this work was completed by his six assistants.
