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René Wiener, Eugène Grasset, L'Art Gothique by Louis Gonse, Acquired at the world exhibition in Paris 1900 by René Wiener, leather, inlaid, total (book cover): height: 40 cm; width: 32 cm, stamp: lower right R W, [diamond-shaped, golden monogram], book decoration, arts and crafts, woman, exterior of a church, plant, animal, architectural model, lily, mythical creature, monster, legendary figures, art nouveau, From the versatile Eugène Grasset comes the design drawing for this unique book cover. Grasset was Swiss, was later naturalized in France and taught in Paris for many years. He is one of the most important French Art Nouveau artists, active in almost all areas of applied art. René Wiener continued to run his family's bookstore in Nancy, France, and earned himself a great reputation as a bookbinder. His realization of Grasset's design with colorful Maroquin leather inlays created one of the outstanding book bindings of the École de Nancy.

René Wiener, Eugène Grasset, L'Art Gothique by Louis Gonse, Acquired at the world exhibition in Paris 1900 by René Wiener, leather, inlaid, total (book cover): height: 40 cm; width: 32 cm, stamp: lower right R W, [diamond-shaped, golden monogram], book decoration, arts and crafts, woman, exterior of a church, plant, animal, architectural model, lily, mythical creature, monster, legendary figures, art nouveau, From the versatile Eugène Grasset comes the design drawing for this unique book cover. Grasset was Swiss, was later naturalized in France and taught in Paris for many years. He is one of the most important French Art Nouveau artists, active in almost all areas of applied art. René Wiener continued to run his family's bookstore in Nancy, France, and earned himself a great reputation as a bookbinder. His realization of Grasset's design with colorful Maroquin leather inlays created one of the outstanding book bindings of the École de Nancy.
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René Wiener, Eugène Grasset, L'Art Gothique by Louis Gonse, Acquired at the world exhibition in Paris 1900 by René Wiener, leather, inlaid, total (book cover): height: 40 cm; width: 32 cm, stamp: lower right R W, [diamond-shaped, golden monogram], book decoration, arts and crafts, woman, exterior of a church, plant, animal, architectural model, lily, mythical creature, monster, legendary figures, art nouveau, From the versatile Eugène Grasset comes the design drawing for this unique book cover. Grasset was Swiss, was later naturalized in France and taught in Paris for many years. He is one of the most important French Art Nouveau artists, active in almost all areas of applied art. René Wiener continued to run his family's bookstore in Nancy, France, and earned himself a great reputation as a bookbinder. His realization of Grasset's design with colorful Maroquin leather inlays created one of the outstanding book bindings of the École de Nancy.
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