Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
Par International Autograph Auctions
30.11.23
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Espagne
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LOT 655:

PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A good signed and ...


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PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A good signed and inscribed softcover printed small 8vo exhibition catalogue for Picasso – Peintures 1962-1963 at the Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, from 15 th January to 15 th February 1964, being a first edition (Number 18, Series A) from the series of monographs published by the gallery, featuring a French text essay by Michel Leiris and over sixty images of works by Picasso, six of which are reproduced in colour. The covers feature an image of a lithograph by Picasso printed by the Mourlot Studio. Attractively signed and inscribed by Picasso to the frontispiece in six different colours of bold crayon (blue, dark green, red, orange, purple and light green), ‘Pour mon ami Frua, son ami Picasso’, also adding the place. Mougins A.M., in his hand beneath his signature. The artist has also added a further line of text in his hand, ‘Mas N. D. de Vie’, the meaning of which is not apparent although was presumably significant to the recipient. A visually appealing example of Picasso’s autograph. Some very light, extremely minimal age wear, VG