Interesting set of some forty preparatory plates for the fol - Lot 41

Interesting set of some forty preparatory plates for the following work: DELACROIX (Eugène). 1845 - Eugène Delacroix in the Pyrenees. Drawings and watercolors presented by Claudine GANEVAL and Pierre CAILLAU-LAMICQ; preface by Maurice SERULLAZ. Lourdes, Amis du Musée Pyrénéen, 1975. In-4 oblong: XVI, 64pp; illustrations in the text, 11 color plates reproduced in phototypesetting, 43 drawings out of text. Edition of 500 copies on arches. This set includes single and multiple sheets, some with annotations for the colorist (M. Beaufumé). Included are 3 proofs for the book Les Nymphéas, Claude Monet, by Katia Granoff (the first gallery owner to buy the Nymphéas directly from the artist in the late '50s). Some proofs include indications concerning the coloring of the prints, the words "Bon à tirer" and the gallery owner's signature.