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Je marchais sur le bord même de la mer
In this fragment of his play, Eupalinos ou l’Architecte, Paul Valéry imagines Socrates in paradise telling Phèdre stories of his youth and his memories of walking on the beach with waves crashing at his feet.
The mezzotints by Judith Rothchild were inspired by winter walks on the beaches of Sables-d’Olonne, Half Moon Bay and Dillon Beach in California, Cape Cod and Cornwall. The five continuous plates each 25 x 40 cm are printed on Hahnemülhe paper by the artist. They are numbered and initialled. The screen prints and embossments are also the work of the artist.
The hand-set letterpress, Vendôme romain, was composed and printed on Rives BFK paper by Mark Lintott on a Albion press of 1867. He also created the clamshell boxes.
The colophon is signed by Judith Rothchild and Mark Lintott.
Edition fourteen plus one presentation copy.
Published by Verdigris the 1st of January 2016 the very day that the works of Paul Valéry entered the public domain.
Prix Jean Lurçat of the Académie des Beaux Arts 2016
Format 19½ x 15 ¾ in.
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