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LOT 92

Lot 92

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
Lot 92 Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952), Spanish; French

À PABLO PICASSO, 1945

in-4 (298x195 mm) deluxe edition of Éluard's tribute to Picasso, pub. Trois Collines, Genève and Paris, 1945, first published in 1944; printed on Marais vellum paper, numbered "Exemplaire no 72" and signed in ink by the author, from the edition of 90; complete with an etching in black by Pablo Picasso on Van Gelder laid paper (202x162mm), signed in pencil by the artist, printed by Lacourière, Paris, loose as issued; and 99 reproduction plates (as per the table; Goeppert mistakenly mentions 101), paperback printed folded cover
13 x 9.8 in — 33 x 25 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $11,520
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) & Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Literature:

Goeppert-Cramer 43.

CONDITION DETAILS

Good overall condition.
Vibrant signature by Éluard, slight bend to book.

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