Schöne Liebe der Hexen. Erotische Zeichnungen
München: Verlag Kurt Desch, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. Unpaginated. Original bright red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in matching slipcase. Salmon endpapers. Frontispiece and illustrated title page. Pure lust, that is "The Beautiful Love of Witches, Erotic Drawings" on 82 pages by the Italian painter, designer and illustrator, with a foreword by K.H. Kramberg. Delicate full page drawings depicting untamed lust. "Beautiful love of witches in the end is the Eros of pure outrage, an outrage against the terror and restraint of the public tenor, which threatens the human bliss with time constraints or eternal damnation." (K.H. Kramberg translated).
Fini traveled in circles frequented by Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, Georges Bataille, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Picasso and the likes. Her sought after illustrations adorned works of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, Shakespeare and the Histoire d'O. Fini is known for her depictions of powerful women, the costume designs for films, three novels and considered a contributor to the feminist movement. Text in German. Printed on Down paper. Slipcase with light wear along edges, minor stains and rubbing. Spine of binding somewhat sunned. Inked inscription on front free endpaper. Slipcase in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #43358
Price: $75.00