Beschreibung
A very scarce and beautiful look at the ceiling paintings at the Paris Opera, the Palais Garnier, written by the painter of the ceiling, Paul Baudry. Illustrated throughout. Last seen at auction in 1993. In the original French. A very scarce work last seen at auction in 1993. A beautiful look at the impressive ceiling paintings found in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera, a foyer that stretches over five-hundred feet. The Palais Garnier is well known today due to it being the setting of the novel 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux. The ceiling was painted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, who painted representations of various moments in the history of music. These include the allegorical figures of Eurydice, Psyche, Diana, and Aurora.The foyer was designed resembling a classical chateau, with gold accented by mirrors and windows. This work was published only one year after the Opera first opened. Illustrated with a frontispiece, six folding plates, and thirty-three plates. Written by Paul Baudry, who painted the ceiling. The Palais Garnier is his best known work. His style is full of elegance and grace, He also painted in the Court of Cassation, Chateau of Chantilly, Hotel Fould and Hotel Paivabut. In the original publisher's half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, sound, the boards are detached from the textblock. Some loss to the extremities. Top third of the spine is lifting. Rubbing and marking to the boards and spine. Two institutional labels to the front pastedown. Label to the recto to the front endpaper. Front free endpaper and half-title detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and with some spotting and marking, not affecting the images. Mark to plate IX. Institutional stamps to the half-title, title page, and to the reverse of the plates. Fair. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 667P16
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