Pablo Picasso as Book Illustrator
Marcel Duchamp is arguably the most influential artist of the twentieth century, but most would concur that Pablo Picasso was the greatest. In innovation and output, Picasso as a painter, sculptor, draftsman and printmaker was without equal. He was also one of the greatest book illustrators of the twentieth century. There are three books in each of the previous two galleries to represent his earlier work from the years 1911 to 1930. This gallery, containing forty-one volumes, represents his prodigious activity as a book illustrator over the final five decades of his life. Working in etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint, lithography, and linoleum cut, Picasso explored a full array of artistic styles including Cubism, Classicism, Surrealism, and Expressionism.
La Chèvre-Feuille by Georges Hugnet
Book with 25 illustrations total: 1 etching on Arches wove paper, 6 zincographs on red wove paper; bound in red wove paper.
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). Author: Georges Hugnet (French, 1906-1974). Printers: E. Durand (French), Roger Lacourière (French). Published by: Robert-J. Godet (French, active 20th century), 1943.
Gift of the Reva and David Logan Foundation.
Au Rendez-Vous Allemand by Paul Eluard
Book with 1 engraving with burin on pur fil paper; bound in wrappers with lettering on the front cover and spine; some fore edges uncut.
Contrée (Land), by Robert Desnos
Book with 1 etching on Lafuma "pur fil" wove paper; wove wrappers with lettering in black and green on the front cover.
Dos contes: El centaure picador, el capvespre d'un faune
Book with 4 engravings with burin on Lana wove paper (watermarked with the word "Lana" and a ram's head); loose in Lana wove wrappers.
Cinq sonnets by Francesco Petrarca
Book with 1 etching with burin and aquatint on Arches wove paper; Arches wove wrappers with lettering in black and red on the front cover.
