VERVE, VOLUME 1: ISSUES 1-4 [4 Volume Complete Set]: No. 1: December 1937; No. 2: Spring, 1938 (March-June); No. 3: October - December, 1938; No 4: January - March, 1939;

Published by Verve, 1937

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Complete run of the first four issues of Teriade's legendary art magazine. Beginning with a stunning cover produced by Matisse for the first issue, Verve would incorporate fresh artwork into its cover designed, newly commissioned by artists such as Miro, Picasso, Chagall, and other leading lights of the French art world. Each issue offered spectacular color lithographs printed by the Paris lithographers, Mourlot. Early issues came in litho-printed card wrappers in boxes, later volumes would be in paper-over board with litho covers. This choce allowed Teriade to feature the fresh lithographic artwork in the cover design, but left the books themselves extremely fragile and succeptible to wear. Additionally, the full-page lithographs have been continuous targets for art dealers looking to excise the plates. So condition seen here is quite rare, with each volume preserved COMPLETE + FINE with no signs of the wear and toning so commonly seen. 'The cover of Verve No. 1 is by Henri Matisse; it consists of three unmodulated colors--red, blue, and black--that the master cut directly from printers' ink specimen books. . Mattisse's cover for the first issue, lithographed by Fernand Mourlot printers, was an original work of art created expressly for the magazine--as would be practically all of the Verve's covers. . The painter took great pains to make sure that the cover would turn out exactly as he wished. . THe care Matisse lavished on what others might consider a minor undertaking was one of the hallmarks of Teriade's publications. How did he induce the greatest artists of this century to give the very best of themelves? . Matisse and Teriade shared a common ideal. For both of them, painting was life itself.' (Michel Antonioz, VERVE: The Ultimate Review of Art and Literature, 35-36). …

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Title
VERVE, VOLUME 1: ISSUES 1-4 [4 Volume Complete Set]: No. 1: December 1937; No. 2: Spring, 1938 (March-June); No. 3: October - December, 1938; No 4: January - March, 1939;
Author
Teriade, ed.; Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, James Joyce, Georges Bataille, Georges Braque, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Klee, et al.
Publisher
Verve
Publication year
1937
Condition
FINE
Binding
Paperback
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
165 ounces
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Arches Bookhouse

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All books are shipped promptly and professionally with the greatest care. We guarantee every book as described, returns accepted for full refund within 30 days. Member IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and CBA (Cascade Booksellers Association). Brick & mortar shop in Portland, Oregon, open for browsing 10–5:00 Monday - Saturday. We specialize in fine, rare, and scholarly books of all kinds, especially Religion, Philosophy, History, Literature, and Art. We are always buying quality books and specialize in handling large collections.…

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