Illustrations by Yann Bernard Dyl for La Danse Macabre by Pierre Mac Orlan (France, 1927), found in the wonderful exhibition catalog Le Salon de L'Araignee 1920–1930 (Michel Lagarde Gallery)
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About the author, Pierre Mac Orlan, from Wakefield Press, who recently published his Handbook for the Perfect Adventurer:Generally known as the author of Le Quai des brumes (the basis for Marcel Carné’s film of the same name), Pierre Mac Orlan (1882–1970) was a prolific writer of absurdist tales, adventure novels, flagellation erotica, and essays, as well as the composer of a trove of songs made famous by the likes of Juliette Gréco. A member of both the Académie Goncourt and the Collège de ’Pataphysique, Mac Orlan was admired by everyone from Raymond Queneau and Boris Vian to André Malraux and Guy Debord.
Some links for the illustrator Yann Bernard Dyl (1887–1944):
—page at Ma galerie à Paris (the blog of Michel Lagarde's gallery)
—French wikipedia page
—Houghton Library blog also covered this book (from their own collection)
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"Celle de la Rue" / Streetwalkers?![]()
"Les Jeux" / Gambling![]()
"Dancing"![]()
"La Neige" / Cocaine![]()
"Les Voluptes" / Ether-fueled orgies![]()
"Prostitution"![]()
"Vitesse" / Speed![]()
cover of the exhibition catalog where I found the above images
About the author, Pierre Mac Orlan, from Wakefield Press, who recently published his Handbook for the Perfect Adventurer:Generally known as the author of Le Quai des brumes (the basis for Marcel Carné’s film of the same name), Pierre Mac Orlan (1882–1970) was a prolific writer of absurdist tales, adventure novels, flagellation erotica, and essays, as well as the composer of a trove of songs made famous by the likes of Juliette Gréco. A member of both the Académie Goncourt and the Collège de ’Pataphysique, Mac Orlan was admired by everyone from Raymond Queneau and Boris Vian to André Malraux and Guy Debord.
Some links for the illustrator Yann Bernard Dyl (1887–1944):
—page at Ma galerie à Paris (the blog of Michel Lagarde's gallery)
—French wikipedia page
—Houghton Library blog also covered this book (from their own collection)
"Celle de la Rue" / Streetwalkers?
"Les Jeux" / Gambling
"Dancing"
"La Neige" / Cocaine
"Les Voluptes" / Ether-fueled orgies
"Prostitution"
"Vitesse" / Speed
cover of the exhibition catalog where I found the above images