Christine Laverne and Georges Bronner
The Unfolded Forest

The forest

Accordion-bound book. François-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848), a great name in French literature and the father of Romanticism, was born in Saint-Malo, where his body lies facing the sea. His poem, "The Forest," could be a reflection of our own emotions, illustrated by the watercolors of Georges Bronner and Christine Laverne. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOOK Authors of the watercolors... Read more...

Watercolor Pays D Auge 3d

The Pays d'Auge & Marcel Proust

An accordion-style book illustrated with watercolors showcasing the Pays d'Auge and its architectural treasures. Marcel Proust's curiosity led him to discover the richness of the hinterland of the Côte Fleurie. He crisscrossed the roads of the Pays d'Auge, through new landscapes dotted with castles, villages with half-timbered houses, Romanesque churches... Read more...

L’arbre / The tree

Leaflet book Excerpts from Émile Verhaeren’s poem L’arbre (1855-1916) tell us a story between nature and man. Geologist Georges Bronner confirms this with his watercolors of tree bark, innumerable, smooth or rough, dark or bright. FEATURES Author of watercolors: Georges Bronner Leaflet 22 pages, on felt grit paper 300g Size : 14 x 14 cm … Lire la suite…

L’arbre / The tree

Accordion Book Excerpts from the poem "The Tree" by Émile Verhaeren (1855-1916) tell us a story between nature and man. Geologist Georges Bronner confirms this with his watercolors of countless tree barks, smooth or rough, dark or luminous.

Bread

Accordion book Different breads of France are illustrated by Georges Bronner who, like Francis Ponge (Le Pain, Le parti pris des choses), finds in the surface of the bread a marvelous panoramic representation of the earth's crust. The poem by Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891), Les Effarés, evokes all the power of attraction of bread, a powerful and timeless symbol... Read more...

The cat

Accordion book.
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) is one of the greatest French poets, a precursor of symbolism and poetic modernity. His famous collection of poems, Les Fleurs du mal, was published in 1857 by Auguste Poulet-Malassis in Alençon, Normandy. The Cat is from this collection. It is accompanied here by watercolors.

Folded Squares Box No. 1

Folded Squares showcases texts by greats of French poetry illustrated by artists associated with Cahiers du Temps. Box set No. 1 includes three titles.

Eternity

Accordion-style book. Arthur Rimbaud's flamboyant poem, Eternity, accompanies the watercolors of Georges Bronner, who captured the light of the rising sun over the Gulf of Ajaccio, from dawn to full splendor.

The smell of my country

Accordion book illustrated with watercolors highlighting Normandy, celebrated by the poem by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus: “The smell of my country… was in an apple”.

Elevation

Accordion book illustrated with watercolors of mountains from the Alps, Corsica and the Pyrenees, with a poem by Charles Baudelaire, Elevation.