Pierre-Yves Trémois - L'Apocalypse : Le Surhomme

Principal Artist/Illustrator: Pierre-Yves Trémois (France, 1921 – 2020), for Joseph Foret's monumental project in collaboration with Salvador Dalí (author of the bronze cover), Bernard Buffet, Léonor Fini, Tsuguharu Foujita, Georges Mathieu, Ossip Zadkine, among others. Title of the work and date: Original lithographic poster for the exhibition "L'Apocalypse - Le livre le plus cher le plus lourd du monde". - Reproduced work: "Le Surhomme" (1960) by Pierre-Yves Trémois. - Exhibition location: Gallery “Les Champs”, 84 Champs-Élysées, Paris. - Exhibition dates: From November 26, 1970 to January 4, 1971. - Year of printing: 1970. Technique: Original four-color lithographic poster on thick matte paper of the period. Printed in Paris by the prestigious Draeger Frères workshop. Edition information and context: Original period poster published by Joseph Foret for the famous 1970-1971 exhibition on the Champs-Élysées in Paris dedicated to his masterpiece, "L'Apocalypse". The work reproduces the composition "Le Surhomme" by Pierre-Yves Trémois and includes credits to the great masters who illustrated the volume, with prominent mention of the bronze-covered sculpture by Salvador Dalí (weighing a total of 210 kg and valued at half a billion old francs). Signature, printer’s mark and inscriptions: - Signed, titled and dated on the plate at the bottom of the image: "Pour 'l'Apocalypse' - P. Trémois 1960". - Caption beneath the image: "Pierre-Yves TRÉMOIS - L'APOCALYPSE : Le Surhomme - Joseph FORET, éd.". - Editorial credits at the bottom: "illustré par Bernard Buffet, Dalí, Leonor Fini, Foujita, Mathieu, Trémois, Zadkine... Couverture de bronze de SALVADOR DALÍ, poids du livre: 210 kg". - Right footer printer: "Draeger, Imp. - Paris". - Left footer caption: "Printed in France". Paper type and dimensions: - Support: Period lithographic paper. - Dimensions: 79 x 53 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Spain. Printed in France by Draeger (Paris, 1970). Condition: Overall conservation status: fair to good (Vintage - Fair to Good condition). - The central Trémois image remains in very good condition, with vivid inks, sharp nuances and no color loss. - Upper and side margins intact with a slight uniform yellowing due to aging and a small clean crack on the top edge. - The lower white margin shows wear, small paper losses from humidity/abrasion, and small marginal tears that do not affect the main text blocks or the image. - Work unframed. Shipping: Professional, maximum-security packaging, rolled with protective tissue in a reinforced rigid tube, with tracking number and insured shipping.

Stima:€160

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