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Sylvette: Backcover for Verve, vol. 8, No. 29/30, 09/54. Signed and dedicated "pour mon ami Edward Quinn" 25.12.56. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Sylvette: Backcover for Verve, vol. 8, No. 29/30, 09/54. Signed and dedicated "pour mon ami Edward Quinn" 25.12.56.

The blue back cover of the art review *Verve* (vol. 8, No. 29/30), published in September 1954, features Pablo Picasso’s modernist, stylized white silhouette of Sylvette. This copy was a personal gift from the artist, who signed and dedicated it to the photographer, "pour mon ami Edward Quinn," on 25 December 1956.

Artworks:

  • Sylvette: Backcover for Verve, vol. 8, No. 29/30, 09/54. Signed and dedicated "pour mon ami Edward Quinn" 25.12.56. . Private collection.

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Books, Dedication

Filename:

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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