BALTHAZAR (Julius) & BUTOR (Michel). - Lot 13

BALTHAZAR (Julius) & BUTOR (Michel). Le Dégel. Ivry-sur-Seine and Doucy-en-Bauges, 1982. In-16 oblong Italian style, 12 unpaginated pages. Full gray canson titled on upper board, tracing paper cover with flaps. Manuscript in black ink, complete with black double-page PVC engraving. Extremely limited edition of 10 copies, this one no. 7, signed by the author and artist in pencil. Enriched with an autograph dispatch on the first page "to David Beccaria. Amitiés. Michel Butor. Nice May 29, 1982". Provenance: former David Beccaria collection, Nice. David Beccaria ran an ice-cream business at 2 Cours Saleya, frequented by artists, particularly those of the Ecole de Nice. An enthusiastic and highly regarded artist, he built up an important collection of works by his contemporaries.