| Girieud, Georges Rouault, Asselin and Albert Gleizes tell us their preferences. We continue our consultation with the artists to whom we have asked: 1 ° What is the book that you have so far most interested in illustrating? Why? 2 ° What is the book that best fits your aspirations? What are the reasons that make you want to illustrate it?
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Mr. Pierre Girieud - All the books I have illustrated have also interested me, because it would be impossible for me to work on a text that would not correspond to what I can imagine. I started with a book by my brother Maxime Girieud: Contes du Temps Jamais (Sirène, 1921); The Temptation of Saint-Antoine (Librairie de France);
Une Vie d'Enfant and Le Valet de ferme by Battisto Bonnet at the Librairie de France; Sainte Douceline by Gabriel Mourey; finally, Domnine, the masterpiece, in my opinion, of my compatriot Paul Arène at Marcel Schem's.
I would be very happy if I could illustrate The Odyssey. But what a dream! There will never be an editor to make it happen, Homer, I was told, of no interest to anyone. |