LENGYEL Lancelot - Lot 549

LENGYEL Lancelot Gallic art in medals. Corvina, Montrouge 1954. First edition. Large In Quarto Jesus. Text of 59 pp stapled under crystal paper and LXVIII free plates (including one map), on heavy paper in black and white. Publisher's orange-yellow cardboard wrappers. external dimensions 370x270mm. Copy numbered 668/1000. Perfect condition. This technical and artistic work reveals a surrealist approach to coinage, breaking with traditional methods. Lancelot Lengyel was a close friend of André Breton, whom he advised in the development of his Celtic coin collection. Impressed by his knowledge and artistic eye, Breton dedicated numerous mentions to him in his writings. Ex Libris JRC de M