Du, Pablo Picasso Zum 80

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Du, Pablo Picasso Zum 80. Geburtstagby Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Cocteau, Joan Miró, Daniel KahnweilerConzett & Huber, Zurich, Switzerland (1961) Picasso, Joan Miró Very Good in Very Good jacket 9 3/4 x 13 Inches. An issue of the (original large-format) legendary art and cultural magazine, du, published by Conzett & Huber, Zurich, Switzerland dedicated to Pablo Picasso's eightieth birthday. October 1961. No. 248. Remarkable photogravure printing. Wraps. 110 pages. Several black and white and color images. From the contents page: "Our series of contributions on Picasso opens with the "Hommages" by Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti and Jean Cocteau, who even in his letters to Picasso always addresses him as "Cher Magnifique. " His close friend Daniel Kahnweiler describes the artist in conversation: Picasso indifferent, at times almost apathetic, but at times blazing up when a topic interests him and harping on a subject until he gets his own way in the argument.... He has always chosen the steep and difficult path; and just when one thought one had caught up with him, there he was again, a good way ahead. " Text in German. Selective summary of the contents in English. Slight wear and a single crease at the bottom right corner of the front cover. Paper stock of this issue now over forty years old. Read more

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