SAND, George (i.e. Amandine-Lucie-Aurore DUPIN, Baronne DUDEVANT, 1804-1876). Album of 91 silhouettes and cut-outs ( découpures ) including 64 of plants and flowers, 2 outline silhouettes of heads (one a portait, titled in pencil "Maurice 1846"), 5 based on designs on classical greek or roman vases. The designs varying in colour: some monochrome others employing up to 12 different coloured papers. The designs mounted on sheets of paper mounted on 24 leaves of an artist's drawing book, rectos only. Linen-covered boards, paper manuscript title labels pasted onto upper cover and spine, label of Ph. Croy papeterie, Paris, on front pastedown, modern cloth box. Provenance: George Sand (autograph identification in ink of six of the designs, labels in the hand of:); Aurore Sand, daughter of George Sand (two small labels mounted in the album: "Découpures de G.Sand d'aprés nature. nohant 1846" and "Découpures de G Sand d'aprés nature essai d'herb[?]. nohant 1848", label on cover "Découpures de George Sand 1846-1848. aurore S.", label on spine "Découpures de G.Sand 1846-1848".); D.W.S. (small bookplate on front pastedown).
SAND, George (i.e. Amandine-Lucie-Aurore DUPIN, Baronne DUDEVANT, 1804-1876). Album of 91 silhouettes and cut-outs ( découpures ) including 64 of plants and flowers, 2 outline silhouettes of heads (one a portait, titled in pencil "Maurice 1846"), 5 based on designs on classical greek or roman vases. The designs varying in colour: some monochrome others employing up to 12 different coloured papers. The designs mounted on sheets of paper mounted on 24 leaves of an artist's drawing book, rectos only. Linen-covered boards, paper manuscript title labels pasted onto upper cover and spine, label of Ph. Croy papeterie, Paris, on front pastedown, modern cloth box. Provenance: George Sand (autograph identification in ink of six of the designs, labels in the hand of:); Aurore Sand, daughter of George Sand (two small labels mounted in the album: "Découpures de G.Sand d'aprés nature. nohant 1846" and "Découpures de G Sand d'aprés nature essai d'herb[?]. nohant 1848", label on cover "Découpures de George Sand 1846-1848. aurore S.", label on spine "Découpures de G.Sand 1846-1848".); D.W.S. (small bookplate on front pastedown).
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