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(Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973) Ovide.
Les Metamorphoses. Etchings by Pablo PICASSO.
Lausanne: Albert Skira Editeur, 1931, first Picasso edition of the first major book ill'd by Picasso, number 124 of 145 total impressions, printed entirely on handmade Arches paper, signed in pencil by Pablo Picasso on the justification page. The complete book with classic text by Ovide in French and 30 original etchings by Picasso, printed in black, 15 of them hors-texte; plate size 12.5 x 8.8 in (31 x 22 cm); 394 pages, very elegantly bound by Yves Alix in janseniste full blue morocco signed binding; the original wrappers and spine preserved, all edges gilt; in binder's slipcase; overall size 13.25 x 10.75 x 2.5 in (34 x 27 x 7 cm). An exceptional copy with an unbelievable state of preservation; all plates and leaves clean, crisp and bright, totally void of foxing. References: Goeppert-Cramer 19; Bloch 99-128; Rauch 54; ”From Manet to Hockney” 91; Lejard 136; Skira 292; Stern 92; Geiser 143-191; Chapon pp.146-148; Matarasso 19; Logan Collection 56; Museum of Modern Art 162; ”The Artist & The Book” 224: ”The Ovid is the first of Picasso's major illustrated books and the beginning of a graphic book production that has continued unceasingly to the present. In his graphic work of the 1930's, the artist often displayed a strongly classical spirit, but his line is never static or conventional - rather subtly distorted to give a sense of freedom and movement”. Castleman pp. 30, 61, 93, 111 & 242: ”In this, Picasso's first serious attempt to follow a text and provide an alternate vision of it, he exploited his innate talent for organizing line into compositions. Even where he depicted the movement of horses, they appear as if in a classic frieze, and their activity does not rupture the picture plane”.
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