Contes de pays de neige (1955)

(Tales from the Snow Countries)

 

Illustrations by Adrienne Ségur

 

 

To the left, we show a rare copy of the 1955 edition of Contes des pays de neige

with illustrations by Adrienne Ségur - published by Ernest Flammarion (Paris).

This example retains the original colour illustrated gloss board cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Contes des pays de neige, Ségur had the opportunity to interpret classic tales from a variety of authors, including

Arthur Ransome, the Brother's Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Henri Troyat. The Russian folktales described by

Arthur Ransome included "La fiancée de l'hiver", "Le chat qui devint chef forestier", "Le Prince Ivan, le bébé sorcière et la petit sœur du soleil", "Baba Yaga", and "Alenouchka et son frère" and "La petite fille de la neige". Those tales from the Brother Grimm within the collection included "Jorinda et Joringel", "Les trois petits nains de la forêt", and "La petite vieille", while the final two tales were drawn from the work of Hans Christian Andersen ("Le reine des neiges") and Henri Troyat ("L'ame de Mélitone").

 

Ségur's suite of illustrations, on this occasion, included major colour and monotone images, in addition to minor monotone images.

 

Her colour illustrations, in particular, are characterized by an palate dominated by earthy and muted tones, but as with her previous post-War suites, her images are thoughtfully descriptive of scenes within the selected tales and display her distinctive style established for Alice au pays des merveilles in 1949.
 

 

Our Gift Cards and Reproduction Prints

 

 

For connoisseurs of Ségur's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying colour images from her designs for Contes des pays de neige and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: AS CPN CS(8)
Price: US$40.00

 

Similarly, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying the major monotone images from Ségur's designs for Contes des pays de neige and on the right, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: AS CPN MS(8)
Price: US$40.00

 

 

Further, we have prepared sets of 11 Greeting Cards displaying the minor monotone images from Ségur's designs for Contes des pays de neige and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

Code: AS CPN MMS (11)
Price: US$55.00

 

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished and the images are presented on Ivory card stock (in the case of colour illustrations) or White card stock

(in the case of monotone illustrations) with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each card carries information about

Adrienne Ségur, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that you

may write your own personal message.

 

Similarly, we have provided options for the purchase of reproductions of these

wonderful images in a superb large format on 12 x 18" sheets and on the right,

we show an example of how these images can appear when framed.

 

Each of those reproductions is prepared with archival quality materials to ensure

many years of ongoing enjoyment.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will

be taken through to our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple

purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs

to any destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of

US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

We are able to reproduce these images in a variety of sizes and naturally, should

you wish to order a Reproduction Print in another format or individual

Greeting Cards from this suite of images, we welcome your contact through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Adrienne Ségur.

 

Every illustration tells a story

Above, we show a framed

reproduction of an illustration from

Ségur's Contes des pays de neige.

 

 

 

The colour illustrations

 

La fiancée de l'hiver

(Winter's Bride)

 

 

Jorinda et Joringel

(Jorinde and Joringel)

  

Baba Yaga

(Baba Yaga) 

Presented as a Diptych

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN C1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN C2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

A pair of reproductions on 12x18" sheets

Code: AS CPN C3|4 12x18
Price: US$120.00

 

 

Alenouchka et son frère

(Alenoushka and her Brother) 

Le petite fille de la neige

(The Little Daughter of the Snow) 

Presented as a Diptych

 

 

La reine des neiges

(The Snow Queen) 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN C5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

A pair of reproductions on 12x18" sheets

Code: AS CPN C6|7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN C8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The major monotone illustrations

 

Le chat qui devint chef-forestier

(The Cat Who Became Head-Forester)

 

 

Le Prince Ivan, le bébé-sorcière

et la petite sœur de soleil

(Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby and

the Little Sister of the Sun)

  

Le trois petits nains de la forêt

(Three Small Dwarves of the Forest) 

L'ame de Mélitone

(Mélitone's Soul) 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

La petite vieille

(The Small Old Woman)

 

 

La reine des neiges

Un petite garçon et une petite fille

('A Little Boy and a Little Girl' from

''The Snow Queen'')

La reine des neiges

Le jardin fleuri de la femme qui

s'entendait a la magie

('The Flower Garden of the Woman

Who Knew Magic ' from

''The Snow Queen'')

 

 

La reine des neiges

La laponne et la finnoise

('The Lapp Woman and the Finn Woman'

from ''The Snow Queen'')

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN M8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

The minor monotone illustrations

 

       

La fiancée de l'hiver

(Winter's Bride)

 

 

      

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: AS CPN MM1 12x18
Price: US$60.00