Ovide / Picasso - Les Métamorphoses - 1970
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Facsimile illustrated edition of Les Métamorphoses by Ovide and Picasso, published in Geneva by Edito-Service (no date) with a soft cover and a slipcase, 395 pages, 395-page main volume, numbered edition on fine white vélin, containing Picasso etchings, in French as the original language, in very good condition.
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Facsimile edition of the first painter’s book published in Lausanne in 1931, by Albert Skira, featuring 30 black-and-white plates by Picasso, hors-texte and in bandeaux.
Numbered edition on large sheets of fine white laid paper from the Bellerive papeteries. For sale: copy no. 2904.
Loose sheets, under a padded cover, and a double slipcase. Half brown leather binding ornamented with the title on the spine. Small snag on the spine (pebbled leather) and marks on the slipcase. Interior impeccable.
A fine example.
Ovid's Metamorphoses, in 11,995 lines and 15 books, brings together and revisits more than 250 Greek myths. It has been said that it was an encyclopedia of classical mythology.
Picasso's hors-texte etchings, focused on 15 myths, are unusually homogeneous, in a style with pure outlines and a discreet erotism. By contrast, the etchings that head the chapters free themselves from the constraints of the text and depict faces, studies of the nude, and a delicious litote of the female body (27th engraving).
Ovide/ Piccaso
The Metamorphoses. Picasso's original etchings.
Geneva: Edito-Service, undated (1970)
In-4 of 395 pages.
Seller's Story
We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web.
On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore
48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
Translated by Google TranslateFacsimile edition of the first painter’s book published in Lausanne in 1931, by Albert Skira, featuring 30 black-and-white plates by Picasso, hors-texte and in bandeaux.
Numbered edition on large sheets of fine white laid paper from the Bellerive papeteries. For sale: copy no. 2904.
Loose sheets, under a padded cover, and a double slipcase. Half brown leather binding ornamented with the title on the spine. Small snag on the spine (pebbled leather) and marks on the slipcase. Interior impeccable.
A fine example.
Ovid's Metamorphoses, in 11,995 lines and 15 books, brings together and revisits more than 250 Greek myths. It has been said that it was an encyclopedia of classical mythology.
Picasso's hors-texte etchings, focused on 15 myths, are unusually homogeneous, in a style with pure outlines and a discreet erotism. By contrast, the etchings that head the chapters free themselves from the constraints of the text and depict faces, studies of the nude, and a delicious litote of the female body (27th engraving).
Ovide/ Piccaso
The Metamorphoses. Picasso's original etchings.
Geneva: Edito-Service, undated (1970)
In-4 of 395 pages.
Seller's Story
We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web.
On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore
48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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Number of Books
1
Subject
Art, Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Les Métamorphoses
Author/ Illustrator
Ovide / Picasso
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1970
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Genève: Edito-Service, sans date
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
395
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