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.
At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso unveils the first copy of a deluxe edition of poems by Pierre Reverdy, featuring his own illustrations, 1959. The artist, at the center of an intimate group, turns the large pages for his guests. Writer Michel Leiris leans in for a closer look, while his wife Louise, of the Galerie Leiris, rests her chin on her hand. Publishers André and Lucie Weill also study the new work with focused concentration, their gathering illuminated by the light from the large windows.
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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