TERECHKOVITCH, Constantin (Kostia)

Liste des Grands Vins 1957: Sous le signe d'une petite fille [List of Great Wines 1957: Under the Sign of a Little Girl]

Item #1650

Paris: Établissements Nicolas / Printed by Draeger Frères à Montrouge, October 1956 [published 1960]. First edition. 18,5x24 cm. 35, [3] pp., lavishly illustrated throughout with full-page and double-page color lithographs/watercolors by Constantin Terechkovitch, typography and layout by Alfred Latour. Original publisher's color-illustrated stiff paper wrappers, clear plastic spiral binding (Reliure Plastic).

The celebrated 1957 edition of the iconic annual prestige wine catalog issued by the premier French wine merchant Établissements Nicolas. Illustrated by Russian-born École de Paris painter Constantin (Kostia) Terechkovitch (1902–1978), the volume is themed "Sous le signe d'une petite fille" (Under the Sign of a Little Girl) and captures bright, Post-Impressionist scenes of childhood, still lifes, animals, beach outings, and French family life alongside vintage wine listings. Printed by the master art printers Draeger Frères with typography by Alfred Latour, Nicolas's luxury promotional catalogs are renowned as landmarks of mid-century French graphic arts, combining fine art watercolors with typography.

Price: $60.00