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Author Name
Brassai - Picasso
Title The Sculptures of Picasso: Photography by Brassai
Binding Hardcover
Book Condition Like New
Jacket Condition Like New
Edition First Printing
Publisher NY Assouline 2005
ISBN Number
2843237904 / 9782843237904
Seller ID 000083
Small folio in a pictorial chemise with ties on each end and housed in a Near Fine pictorial slipcase . The book done in the French wraps style with a glassine wrap around the flexible covers. Both the book and the chemise are immaculate. The only flaws were minor starts at two outer corner edges of the outer slipcase that have now been expertly reinforced w archival wheat paste. You can see a little lift-off at the very edge where the starting had been. - 'This luxurious publication presents the sculptures of Picasso photographed by Brassai, one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Includes an insightful text written in 1948 by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, a major Picasso art dealer. Brassai met Picasso in 1932 when he was commissioned to take pictures of the artist's studio. This led to a fruitful exchange between the two artists on the respective nature of photography and sculpture, which is reflected in this volume. 120pp - 70 Images, Portfolio style chemise with slipcase . Dimensions: H 16.5 Inches x W 13.0 Inches
Price =
400.00 USD
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