Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu - Deluxe copy on Imperial Japan paper signed by Picasso and Vollard with the extra suite on Vélin de Rives

Picasso, Pablo - Balzac, Honoré de

Published by Paris: Ambroise Vollard Éditeur, 1931, 1931

About this Item

Gr.4° (32 x 24 cm) - B/w - 12 Original etchings in-out of text and one etching for the "table des eaux-fortes" Engraved by Pablo Picasso - A complete Suite of 12 engravings on vélin de Rives - Drawings by the artist engraved on wood by Georges Aubert and printed in-text. A "preface" of 16 pages of drawings composed of points and lines drawn by Picasso in 1924 also engraved on wood by Aubert. First edition, published in 340 copies (65 Imperial Japon + 240 on Velin de Rives & 35 H.C.) Our copy is 1 of 65 copies on Imperial Japan. Signed in brush by Picasso and monogrammed in pen by Vollard. Text in French language. Original boards. In Very good condition.

Seller Inventory # 5008

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu - Deluxe copy on Imperial Japan paper signed by Picasso and Vollard with the extra suite on Vélin de Rives
• Publisher: Paris: Ambroise Vollard Éditeur, 1931
• Publication Date: 1931
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated