Pierre ALECHINSKY (born 1927) Monument tobacco. Alphabetical. Etching and watercolour enhancement Justified 4/90 and signed in graphite in the margin 45.5 x 31.5 cm Note: Published by Yves Rivière, in 1978, part of a set of five plates, illustrating the prose poem by the Piqueray brothers, Belgian writers close to surrealism, printed in red, adorned with an alphabet by Pierre ALECHINSKY, drawn on transparent paper mounted on an offset plate. One of 90 prints including a suite of 5 original etchings with watercolour highlights applied with a stencil.