Pablo Picasso shows the first copy of a deluxe edition of a book of poems by Pierre Reverdy, for which he has made the illustrations. Gathered around him as he comments on the book are Lucie Weill, the writer Michel Leiris, his wife Louise Leiris, owner with Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler of the Leiris Gallery Paris, a Paris publisher and André Weill, publisher of some deluxe editions of Pablo Picasso's work. La Californie, Cannes 1959.
Pablo Picasso reveals the first copy of a deluxe edition of poems by Pierre Reverdy, which he illustrated, at his Villa La Californie in Cannes, 1959. Observing intently as the artist turns a page are writer Michel Leiris, his wife Louise Leiris of the Galerie Leiris, publisher André Weill, and Lucie Weill. The focused, intimate atmosphere of the studio is illuminated by a large window, with the silhouettes of palm trees visible outside.
Artworks:
- "Pierre Reverdy, Le Chant des morts ", 1948
- "Intérieur avec femme dans un rocking-chair", 1956. Westheider:32
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
Books, PersonNotIdentified, Writers
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