Raymond SAVIGNAC (1907-2002) Lot n° 10

Défense d'Afficher. Delpire éditeur, 1971 Text by Roland Barthès. Eight works by Savignac, from an edition of 500. Offset prints, each signed lower right and numbered 27/500. Copy no. 27 dedicated by Savignac. Edges a little yellowed, some traces of folding. In slightly worn cardboard portfolio (wetness, stains). Sheets: 56 x 73.5 cm Set of works from the collection of Robert Petit Lots nos. 10 to 20 Robert Petit (1930-2024), began his career as a theater designer in 1949. His almost namesake, Roland Petit, had entrusted the sets for "Carmen" to Antoni Clavé. The show launched the careers of Roland Petit, Zizi Jeanmaire and Antoni Clavé. For Robert Petit, it was also the beginning of a long and loyal friendship with the Spanish painter. When Roland Petit created the "Ballets de Paris", Robert Petit was co-administrator and played a part in the renewal of ballet. At the Théâtre de l'Empire, in Laverdet's studio, he continued adapting sets created by contemporary artists to whom Roland Petit entrusted their creation: Jean Cocteau, Léonor Fini, Carzou, André Beaurepaire, Za Wou-Ki and, of course, Antoni Clavé.