Number 15 of 18 copies, this one of 8 specially bound. 3 etchings by Susan Allix in various shades of blue, one of which is highlighted with gold leaf, various blue papers in different shades. 11x17cm, 27 leaves. Original binding by Susan Allix in blue goatskin, covers shaped into an irregular form with extrusions to top, bottom and foredge, three different shades of dyed goatskin forming the upper cover cut into triangular panels, upper cover with two olnaid Venetian glass tesserae, a group of rectangles tooled in gilt on upper and lower covers, with original blue cloth drop back box, spine lettered in gilt on goatskin panel. Susan Allix, 2012.
Fine.
In this sensual exploration of the colour blue, the renowned book artist Susan Allix combines the poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti with a wave of papers in varying shades of blue, many cut into unorthodox shapes, alongside three small etchings in rich cerulean and indigo.
