Picasso Lithographs
Paris: André Sauret / Boston Book and Art Publisher, 1970. First American edition. Softcover. Quarto. 299 [1]pp. Half gray book board over gray flexible paper boards in original three color illustrated dustjacket with black and orange lettering on spine, in original mylar jacket and housed in publisher's heavy gray paper slipcase. Design and typography by Claude Verne. "The artist never submits to his material; he makes it the instrument of his will." (Parmelin).
Laid in a reproduction of a photograph showing one of Gjon Mili's iconic images (10 x 8") of Picasso drawing, with a small flash light, a figure into the air in a dark room. Mili as a pioneer in stroboscopic and action photography, using a slow shutter while Picasso drew an abstract figure into the air. The photos were intended for LIFE Magazine and taken in Picasso's ceramics studio in Vallauris. There are numerous photographs of this event posted in various collections though we have not been able to identify this particular image.
A near fine copy of this homage to Picasso, depicting 407 reproductions of his lithographs created between 1919 and 1930, presented in color, b/w, duotone and sepia. Contains two pages on the lithographic process and a complete list of Picasso's lithographs at rear. Dustjacket with very light wear along edges, slightly more pronounced at head of spine, small closed tears, and mylar jacket here with two small closed tears plus 2 1/2 inch tear at bottom foredge of back cover. mylar jacket. Very good to near fine condition. Item #56117
Price: $200.00