André des Gachons - La veille du ciel
Every day from 1912 to 1951, André des Gachons, a symbolist illustrator and amateur meteorologist, recorded the state of the sky, creating a unique body of work comprising more than 9,000 drawings and watercolors.
From his observatory in La Chaussée-sur-Marne, in Champagne, he sought a method for predicting the next day's weather, noting the shape of the clouds and the color of the sky before sending his illustrated reports to the Central Meteorological Office.
These meteorological watercolors, most of which have now disappeared, remained largely unknown. Brought together for the first time, they offer a unique overview of past atmospheric phenomena at a specific point on the globe.
"When the sun sets behind a curtain of clouds, the weather will be bad the next day; when it sets behind a curtain of clouds and reappears before disappearing over the horizon, on the contrary, the weather will be fine; in the morning, if the sun rises behind a curtain of clouds, you can be sure that it will be windy during the day; finally, if the sun rises in a slightly cloudy sky with an easterly wind, the weather will be fine." - André des Gachons
Dimensions: 30.5 × 23 cm
Number of pages: 232 pages + Dust jacket
Number of illustrations: approximately 250
Printing: Modified four-color process + Pantone
Graphic design and layout: Marion Kueny
Photogravure: Les Artisans du Regard
Proofreading: Lorraine Ouvrieu
Fonts: Feature (Commercial type) + Cardone (205 TF)
ISBN: 978-2-9597756-0-4
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André des Gachons - La veille du ciel
Every day from 1912 to 1951, André des Gachons, a symbolist illustrator and amateur meteorologist, recorded the state of the sky, creating a unique body of work comprising more than 9,000 drawings and watercolors.
From his observatory in La Chaussée-sur-Marne, in Champagne, he sought a method for predicting the next day's weather, noting the shape of the clouds and the color of the sky before sending his illustrated reports to the Central Meteorological Office.
These meteorological watercolors, most of which have now disappeared, remained largely unknown. Brought together for the first time, they offer a unique overview of past atmospheric phenomena at a specific point on the globe.
"When the sun sets behind a curtain of clouds, the weather will be bad the next day; when it sets behind a curtain of clouds and reappears before disappearing over the horizon, on the contrary, the weather will be fine; in the morning, if the sun rises behind a curtain of clouds, you can be sure that it will be windy during the day; finally, if the sun rises in a slightly cloudy sky with an easterly wind, the weather will be fine." - André des Gachons
Dimensions: 30.5 × 23 cm
Number of pages: 232 pages + Dust jacket
Number of illustrations: approximately 250
Printing: Modified four-color process + Pantone
Graphic design and layout: Marion Kueny
Photogravure: Les Artisans du Regard
Proofreading: Lorraine Ouvrieu
Fonts: Feature (Commercial type) + Cardone (205 TF)
ISBN: 978-2-9597756-0-4
© Phénomène Éditions
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Every day from 1912 to 1951, André des Gachons, a symbolist illustrator and amateur meteorologist, recorded the state of the sky, creating a unique body of work comprising more than 9,000 drawings and watercolors.
From his observatory in La Chaussée-sur-Marne, in Champagne, he sought a method for predicting the next day's weather, noting the shape of the clouds and the color of the sky before sending his illustrated reports to the Central Meteorological Office.
These meteorological watercolors, most of which have now disappeared, remained largely unknown. Brought together for the first time, they offer a unique overview of past atmospheric phenomena at a specific point on the globe.
"When the sun sets behind a curtain of clouds, the weather will be bad the next day; when it sets behind a curtain of clouds and reappears before disappearing over the horizon, on the contrary, the weather will be fine; in the morning, if the sun rises behind a curtain of clouds, you can be sure that it will be windy during the day; finally, if the sun rises in a slightly cloudy sky with an easterly wind, the weather will be fine." - André des Gachons
Dimensions: 30.5 × 23 cm
Number of pages: 232 pages + Dust jacket
Number of illustrations: approximately 250
Printing: Modified four-color process + Pantone
Graphic design and layout: Marion Kueny
Photogravure: Les Artisans du Regard
Proofreading: Lorraine Ouvrieu
Fonts: Feature (Commercial type) + Cardone (205 TF)
ISBN: 978-2-9597756-0-4
© Phénomène Éditions
