signed Bound in Full black morocco with gilt lettering on the spine, housed in a matching clamshell box.
1992 · New York
by Stephane Mallarme
Published in 1992 by The Limited Editions Club in New York. Poem in French by Stephane Mallarme illustrated with 11 original lithographs by Ellsworth Kelly. Limited to 300 numbered copies, signed in pencil by Ellsworth Kelly Printed in Velin de Rives BFK paper. Bound in Full black morocco with gilt lettering on the spine, housed in a matching clamshell box.
Un Coup de Dés Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard (A Throw of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance) is an artist's book that merges Stéphane Mallarmé's 1897 Symbolist poem with the visual abstraction of Ellsworth Kelly. This edition is a significant example of the convergence between poetry and visual art in the late 20th century.
Mallarmé's original poem, Un Coup de Dés Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard, was first published in 1897 and is celebrated for its radical typography and layout, which anticipated modern graphic design and concrete poetry. The poem's innovative use of space and type reflects Mallarmé's belief in the visual and spatial dimensions of language.
Ellsworth Kelly interpretation of Mallarmé's work through visual art, offer a contemporary perspective on the fusion of poetry and visual abstraction.
Ellsworth Kelly's lithographs are integral to this edition, each one serving as a visual counterpart to the poem's typographic innovation. Kelly's abstract forms—monochromatic panels with curved and angular shapes—reflect Mallarmé's fragmented and spatially dynamic text. Ref: Castleman 202. (Inventory #: N - 2025 - 39)
Un Coup de Dés Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard (A Throw of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance) is an artist's book that merges Stéphane Mallarmé's 1897 Symbolist poem with the visual abstraction of Ellsworth Kelly. This edition is a significant example of the convergence between poetry and visual art in the late 20th century.
Mallarmé's original poem, Un Coup de Dés Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard, was first published in 1897 and is celebrated for its radical typography and layout, which anticipated modern graphic design and concrete poetry. The poem's innovative use of space and type reflects Mallarmé's belief in the visual and spatial dimensions of language.
Ellsworth Kelly interpretation of Mallarmé's work through visual art, offer a contemporary perspective on the fusion of poetry and visual abstraction.
Ellsworth Kelly's lithographs are integral to this edition, each one serving as a visual counterpart to the poem's typographic innovation. Kelly's abstract forms—monochromatic panels with curved and angular shapes—reflect Mallarmé's fragmented and spatially dynamic text. Ref: Castleman 202. (Inventory #: N - 2025 - 39)
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