Lot 147

Lot 147

[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. BALTHUS. -- RILKE. The Sonnets to Orpheus. SIGNED.

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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. BALTHUS (1908-2001), illustrator. -- RILKE, Rainer Maria (1875-1926). The Sonnets to Orpheus. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1997.

Folio. 2 color woodcuts by Balthus. Original morocco-backed cloth; publisher’s folding case.

LIMITED EDITION, number 300 of 300 copies, SIGNED BY BALTHUS. The Sonnets to Orpheus comprises a cycle of 55 sonnets written over the course of three weeks in what the author described as “a savage creative storm.” It was inspired by the death of a childhood playmate of Rilke’s daughter, Ruth, and was intended as a memorial to her.

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