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On Friday, the Fetzer Gallery in Sontheim will open its “Illustrated Books” exhibition, providing an insight into an important part of the gallery's program alongside contemporary art.
The modern illustrated book, in which text and image are equally important, has a long tradition. More than 100 years ago, the Parisian publisher Ambroise Vollard encouraged artists to design books for him. The result was magnificent works with original graphics, which were published in small editions.

Among the earliest works on display are Marc Chagall’s 1928 etchings of La Fontaine’s fables. These black …