GLEIZES, Albert (1881-1953). -- METZINGER, Jean (1883-1956). Du Cubisme. Paris, 1947. 4to. Loose as issued in original wrappers. LIMITED EDITION WITH PLATES IN TWO STATES.
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$4,000
Sold for $3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
GLEIZES, Albert (1881-1953). METZINGER, Jean (1883-1956). Du Cubisme. Paris: Compagnie Française des Arts Graphiques, 1947.
4to (257 x 202 mm). 11 etchings and aquatints in two states by Pablo Picasso, Marie Laurencin, Gleizes, Francis Picabia, Georges Braque, André Derain, Juan Gris, and Fernand Léger. (Some light offsetting from plates onto text, light spotting in some margins not affecting the plates.) Loose as issued in original publisher's wrappers; original board chemise with lettering-piece (upper hinge starting); original board slipcase; cloth folding case.
LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 20 copies on papier d'Auvergne of a total edition of 435. The second revised edition of "the first and most authoritative publication intended to expose the principles of the new style" (D. Stein, Libri cubisti, 15). Including "L'Homme au chapeau" by Pablo Picasso, "Tete de jeune Fille" by Marie Laurencin, and an etching by and after Marcel Duchamp. The Artist & the Book 1860-1960, 89; Johnson & Stein, Artists' Books in the Modern Era, 122.
Property from the Collection of Pamela Crutchfield, Chicago, Illinois
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