VILLEGLÉ, Jacques. A Man Without a Trade. - Lot 315

VILLEGLÉ, Jacques. A Man Without a Trade. Paris, Jannink, “L’Art en écrit” series, 1995. Narrow 8vo, white cover with flaps, publisher’s cardboard slipcase. 42 pp. First edition adorned with a unique, signed, torn collage mounted on cardboard. Limited edition of 288 numbered copies (No. 24). "A member of the Nouveaux Réalistes and a friend of Raymond Hains, Jacques Villeglé (1926–2022), a pioneer of urban art, made his mark above all as a ‘collector’ of posters peeled from walls, torn, and rearranged to appropriate these ‘reflections of the dominant culture’ and bring out their typographic elements, which have become abstract.” (Publisher’s website) In perfect condition.