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.
Papiers collés (1910-1914)
Book with 1 aquatint on Arches wove paper and 10 reproductions on Rives wove paper; loose in percale folder with brown cloth corners and spine.
Sable mouvant (Quicksand) by Pierre Reverdy
Book with 10 aquatints on Rives wove paper watermarked "LB"; loose in wrappers; parchment cover with lettering on front.
Picasso Theatre by Douglas Cooper
Book with 1 engraving with drypoint, burin and scraper on Rives wove paper tipped in at front (uncounted reproductions); bound in cloth-covered boards.
Le Cocu magnifique
Book with 13 etchings, aquatints and drypoint on Rives wove paper; loose in Rives wove wrappers covered with parchment; box covered with red leather.
El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz by Pablo Picasso
Book with 13 illustrations (12 etchings, 1 engraving with burin on Arches) on Romani wove paper.
Artist, author: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). Printers: Talleres de la Sociedad Alianza de Artes Gráficas (S.A.D.A.), Gustavo Gili (Ediciones La Cometa),Barcelona (Spanish). Published by: Editorial Gustavo Gili (Spanish), 1969.
Gift of the Reva and David Logan Foundation.
