Villa Cathy (6 results)
More imagesPublished by CRV Enterprises, Sunnyvale, CA 1990
- Softcover
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, U.S.A.Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery
Contact seller3-star sellerPaper Back. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 104pp.incl.index; SC blk.plastic comb-binding; yellow w/blk.; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. Instruction booklet WITHOUT accompanying diskette. Squaredance calls. includes May 5, 1990 version 201 release notes.
Man kissing woman in 18th Century French garb. First edition of the lithograph.
Villa, Georges (1883-1965); Jacques Cathy, (born in 1906), provenance; Les Collections Aristophil , provenance
Published by Noel. 1932
- Signed
- Art Print
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Color lithograph. 28 x 22cm, One of 25 signed, numbered and annotated impressions.Annex Galleries: "Elie Georges Marie Villa was born in Montmédy, the Meuse, Lorraine, France on January 24, 1883. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Vila was a prolific… painter, engraver, lithographer, poster designer, and illustrator of political and sports themes for some of the most prominent newspapers and magazines of his time: Artes et Sports, l' Assiette au Beurre, Comedia Illustre, etc. He was also a well-known portrait artist whose subjects included aviation, fencing, gastronomy, and aristocratic ladies of the 18th century. Between 1944 and 1946 he did illustrations of Montmartre songs including "Avec les lorettes, Mimi Pinson et Pierrot." He gained fame as a portraitist and was invited to Russia by the uncle of Tzar Nicolas II to do portraits of Russian officers. It is probably here where he met General Dimitri d'Osnobichine, who was also an artist and whose estate these works are from. In 1908 Villa accompanied a Russian archaeological expedition to Egypt.Back in France he began a new career as an illustrator doing mainly cartoons. He also illustrated books including works by Anatole France, Theophile Gautier, Edgar Allen Poe and Louys Pierre. In the 1920's Villa was part of the Parisian Année Folles (Crazy Years) and became known for his caricatures and portraits as well as his erotic drawings using charcoal and pastel. Many of Villa's outstanding illustrations can be found in limited edition collectors' books, including 12 erotic lithographs to accompany the poetry of Edmond Haraucourt, Poemes hysteriques, an eroticized parody of the poems of Victor Hugo. Georges Villa cut his own copper and stone plates for his engravings. Villa illustrated 26 menus between 1925 and 1964 and painted a "masterpiece" Pierrot postcard for Wague in 1930.He was a member of Les Humoristes as well as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In 1929, Georges Villa and Roger Braun started the Bibliophiles of Cornet, an appendage of the Cornet Society. Villa remained a Cornet Society member until his death. He authored his own novel, Special Infirmiry, published in 1953.,Georges Villa died in Paris on November 19, 1965. " Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Pharmacien reading Demachy's "Contes choisis" and touching a bare breasted woman . First edition of the lithograph.
Villa, Georges (1883-1965); Jacques Cathy, (born in 1906), provenance; Les Collections Aristophil , provenance
Published by 1931 1931
- Signed
- Art Print
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Color lithograph. 38 x 28 cm, One of 20 signed, numbered and annotated impressions.Lithograph for the Pharmaciens Bibliophiles for the publication of: "Contes choisis de J.-F. DEMACHY. Maître Apothicaire de Paris. Démonstrateur au Collège de Pharmacie de Paris. Censeur royal (1728-1803). Notes et Préface de L.-G…. TORAUDE. Ornés d'illustrations en couleurs de Georges VILLA.".Annex Galleries: "Elie Georges Marie Villa was born in Montmédy, the Meuse, Lorraine, France on January 24, 1883. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Vila was a prolific painter, engraver, lithographer, poster designer, and illustrator of political and sports themes for some of the most prominent newspapers and magazines of his time: Artes et Sports, l' Assiette au Beurre, Comedia Illustre, etc. He was also a well-known portrait artist whose subjects included aviation, fencing, gastronomy, and aristocratic ladies of the 18th century. Between 1944 and 1946 he did illustrations of Montmartre songs including "Avec les lorettes, Mimi Pinson et Pierrot." He gained fame as a portraitist and was invited to Russia by the uncle of Tzar Nicolas II to do portraits of Russian officers. It is probably here where he met General Dimitri d'Osnobichine, who was also an artist and whose estate these works are from. In 1908 Villa accompanied a Russian archaeological expedition to Egypt.Back in France he began a new career as an illustrator doing mainly cartoons. He also illustrated books including works by Anatole France, Theophile Gautier, Edgar Allen Poe and Louys Pierre. In the 1920's Villa was part of the Parisian Année Folles (Crazy Years) and became known for his caricatures and portraits as well as his erotic drawings using charcoal and pastel. Many of Villa's outstanding illustrations can be found in limited edition collectors' books, including 12 erotic lithographs to accompany the poetry of Edmond Haraucourt, Poemes hysteriques, an eroticized parody of the poems of Victor Hugo. Georges Villa cut his own copper and stone plates for his engravings. Villa illustrated 26 menus between 1925 and 1964 and painted a "masterpiece" Pierrot postcard for Wague in 1930.He was a member of Les Humoristes as well as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In 1929, Georges Villa and Roger Braun started the Bibliophiles of Cornet, an appendage of the Cornet Society. Villa remained a Cornet Society member until his death. He authored his own novel, Special Infirmiry, published in 1953.,Georges Villa died in Paris on November 19, 1965. " Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine.
A vagabond viewing a sleeping woman "en déshabillé." La toison d'or. First edition of the lithograph.
Villa, Georges (1883-1965); Jacques Cathy, (born in 1906), provenance; Les Collections Aristophil , provenance
Published by Circa 1930s 1930
- Signed
- Art Print
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Color lithograph. 39.5 x 32.5cm, One of 20 signed, numbered and annotated impressions.Annex Galleries: "Elie Georges Marie Villa was born in Montmédy, the Meuse, Lorraine, France on January 24, 1883. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Vila was a prol…ific painter, engraver, lithographer, poster designer, and illustrator of political and sports themes for some of the most prominent newspapers and magazines of his time: Artes et Sports, l' Assiette au Beurre, Comedia Illustre, etc. He was also a well-known portrait artist whose subjects included aviation, fencing, gastronomy, and aristocratic ladies of the 18th century. Between 1944 and 1946 he did illustrations of Montmartre songs including "Avec les lorettes, Mimi Pinson et Pierrot." He gained fame as a portraitist and was invited to Russia by the uncle of Tzar Nicolas II to do portraits of Russian officers. It is probably here where he met General Dimitri d'Osnobichine, who was also an artist and whose estate these works are from. In 1908 Villa accompanied a Russian archaeological expedition to Egypt.Back in France he began a new career as an illustrator doing mainly cartoons. He also illustrated books including works by Anatole France, Theophile Gautier, Edgar Allen Poe and Louys Pierre. In the 1920's Villa was part of the Parisian Année Folles (Crazy Years) and became known for his caricatures and portraits as well as his erotic drawings using charcoal and pastel. Many of Villa's outstanding illustrations can be found in limited edition collectors' books, including 12 erotic lithographs to accompany the poetry of Edmond Haraucourt, Poemes hysteriques, an eroticized parody of the poems of Victor Hugo. Georges Villa cut his own copper and stone plates for his engravings. Villa illustrated 26 menus between 1925 and 1964 and painted a "masterpiece" Pierrot postcard for Wague in 1930.He was a member of Les Humoristes as well as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In 1929, Georges Villa and Roger Braun started the Bibliophiles of Cornet, an appendage of the Cornet Society. Villa remained a Cornet Society member until his death. He authored his own novel, Special Infirmiry, published in 1953.,Georges Villa died in Paris on November 19, 1965. " Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine.
"Vos formes obstinément m'attirent, comme un aimant . E. Haraucourt ." First edition of the lithograph.
Villa, Georges (1883-1965); Edmond Haraucourt (1856-1941), text; Jacques Cathy, (born in 1906), provenance; Les Collections Aristophil , provenance
Published by 1932 1932
- Signed
- Art Print
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Lithograph . 28 x 22cm, Signed, dedicated a and annotated .11 x 28.5cm. . La suite de votre poésie pourrait ressembler à cela :"Vos formes obstinément m'attirent, comme un aimant,Dessinant dans l'ombre un songe envoûtant.Chacune de vos lignes retient mon regard,Fasciné par ce charme où s'unissent les art.".Il se…mble que le titre fasse référence aux célèbres vers du poète Edmond Haraucourt (1856-1941), et plus particulièrement à son Rondel de l'adieu. .La version exacte et originale de ce passage poétique est : « Partir, c'est mourir un peu, C'est mourir à ce qu'on aime ; On laisse un peu de soi-même En toute heure et dans tout lieu. ».Le texte complet exprime avec nostalgie l'attachement viscéral et douloureux à l'être aimé, un thème central dans l'?uvre d'Haraucourt .Annex Galleries: "Elie Georges Marie Villa was born in Montmédy, the Meuse, Lorraine, France on January 24, 1883. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Vila was a prolific painter, engraver, lithographer, poster designer, and illustrator of political and sports themes for some of the most prominent newspapers and magazines of his time: Artes et Sports, l' Assiette au Beurre, Comedia Illustre, etc. He was also a well-known portrait artist whose subjects included aviation, fencing, gastronomy, and aristocratic ladies of the 18th century. Between 1944 and 1946 he did illustrations of Montmartre songs including "Avec les lorettes, Mimi Pinson et Pierrot." He gained fame as a portraitist and was invited to Russia by the uncle of Tzar Nicolas II to do portraits of Russian officers. It is probably here where he met General Dimitri d'Osnobichine, who was also an artist and whose estate these works are from. In 1908 Villa accompanied a Russian archaeological expedition to Egypt.Back in France he began a new career as an illustrator doing mainly cartoons. He also illustrated books including works by Anatole France, Theophile Gautier, Edgar Allen Poe and Louys Pierre. In the 1920's Villa was part of the Parisian Année Folles (Crazy Years) and became known for his caricatures and portraits as well as his erotic drawings using charcoal and pastel. Many of Villa's outstanding illustrations can be found in limited edition collectors' books, including 12 erotic lithographs to accompany the poetry of Edmond Haraucourt, Poemes hysteriques, an eroticized parody of the poems of Victor Hugo. Georges Villa cut his own copper and stone plates for his engravings. Villa illustrated 26 menus between 1925 and 1964 and painted a "masterpiece" Pierrot postcard for Wague in 1930.He was a member of Les Humoristes as well as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In 1929, Georges Villa and Roger Braun started the Bibliophiles of Cornet, an appendage of the Cornet Society. Villa remained a Cornet Society member until his death. He authored his own novel, Special Infirmiry, published in 1953.,Georges Villa died in Paris on November 19, 1965. " Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Project for the monument for the Monument to the disappeared airplane L'Oiseau Blanc piloted by Charles Nungesser and François Coli at Étretat, France. First edition of the lithograph.
Villa, Georges (1883-1965); Jacques Cathy, (born in 1906), provenance; Les Collections Aristophil , provenance
Published by 1928 1928
- Signed
- Art Print
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Lithograph . 28 x 22cm, Signed, dedicated a and annotated .31 x 39.5cm. .In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen .On May 8, 1927, Monument L'Oiseau Blanc, a biplane, dis…appeared during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. The aircraft was flown by two French pilots, Charles Nungesser and François Coli. They departed Le Bourget Field at 05:17 local time. The aircraft, heavy with fuel, barely cleared the trees at the end of the runway. Four military aircraft accompanied the flight on the first leg. Annex Galleries: "Elie Georges Marie Villa was born in Montmédy, the Meuse, Lorraine, France on January 24, 1883. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Vila was a prolific painter, engraver, lithographer, poster designer, and illustrator of political and sports themes for some of the most prominent newspapers and magazines of his time: Artes et Sports, l' Assiette au Beurre, Comedia Illustre, etc. He was also a well-known portrait artist whose subjects included aviation, fencing, gastronomy, and aristocratic ladies of the 18th century. Between 1944 and 1946 he did illustrations of Montmartre songs including "Avec les lorettes, Mimi Pinson et Pierrot." He gained fame as a portraitist and was invited to Russia by the uncle of Tzar Nicolas II to do portraits of Russian officers. It is probably here where he met General Dimitri d'Osnobichine, who was also an artist and whose estate these works are from. In 1908 Villa accompanied a Russian archaeological expedition to Egypt.Back in France he began a new career as an illustrator doing mainly cartoons. He also illustrated books including works by Anatole France, Theophile Gautier, Edgar Allen Poe and Louys Pierre. In the 1920's Villa was part of the Parisian Année Folles (Crazy Years) and became known for his caricatures and portraits as well as his erotic drawings using charcoal and pastel. Many of Villa's outstanding illustrations can be found in limited edition collectors' books, including 12 erotic lithographs to accompany the poetry of Edmond Haraucourt, Poemes hysteriques, an eroticized parody of the poems of Victor Hugo. Georges Villa cut his own copper and stone plates for his engravings. Villa illustrated 26 menus between 1925 and 1964 and painted a "masterpiece" Pierrot postcard for Wague in 1930.He was a member of Les Humoristes as well as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In 1929, Georges Villa and Roger Braun started the Bibliophiles of Cornet, an appendage of the Cornet Society. Villa remained a Cornet Society member until his death. He authored his own novel, Special Infirmiry, published in 1953.,Georges Villa died in Paris on November 19, 1965. " Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine.
