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150 PICASSO, Pablo, & others. Estampes. Paris & New York: L’Image Littéraire & R. Finelli-Feugère, [1950] WITH AN ADDITIONAL SUITE OF PICASSO’s colour separations First edition, number 8 of 150 copies signed by all the contributors, each print numbered and signed by the respective artist and by Robert Rey, who provided the introduction; this copy has an additional suite of 46 sheets with colour separations of Picasso’s print housed in separate wrappers, titled in black.
The prints are “Nature morte au huitres” by George Braque, “La neige a auteuil” by Maurice Brianchon, “La sirène” by Marc Chagall, “Liseuses au bord de mer” by François Desnoyer, “Le casino de la jetée a Nice” by Raoul Dufy, “Portrait de femme en rouge” by Marie Laurencin, “Nature morte au magnolia” by Henri Matisse, “La cassarole Émaillée” by Pablo Picasso, “Le jardin de Montmagny” by Maurice Utrillo, “Tête de femme” by Kees van Dongen, “Les blés dans la perche” by Maurice de Vlaminck, and “Dolori sacrum” by H. de Waroquier. The introduction is by Robert Rey; texts by Jean Paulhan, Jacques de Lacretelle, René Huyghe, André Chamson, Jean-Louis Vaudoyer, Louise de Vilmorin,
Jean Cocteau, Jean Cassou, Pierre Mac Orlan, André Maurois, Jérome and Jean Tharaud, and Daniel-Rops. Folio. Unbound sheets printed on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper in white wrappers, titles to front cover in red. With glassine dust jacket. Housed in the publisher’s blue morocco clamshell box, titles to front cover and spine gilt. All contained in the original card packing box. 12 colour woodcuts after each of the artists printed on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper with one edge untrimmed. Sheet sizes: 46.5 × 36 cm. Two closed tears to front wrapper and glassine, minor foxing in places, otherwise a bright, unfaded set. £42,500 [154038]
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