Pablo Picasso — "Picasso: Toreros"
First American Edition, 1961
With Four Original Lithographs by Pablo Picasso
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Accompanied by a Bauman Rare Books letter of authenticity
A landmark artist’s book devoted to the theme of the corrida, Toreros represents one of Pablo Picasso’s most sustained and personal visual subjects. Produced in close collaboration with Jaime Sabartés, the artist’s lifelong friend and biographer, this volume is considered a key work within Picasso’s graphic and book arts legacy.
Issued as the first American edition in 1961, the book includes four original lithographs by Picasso, printed by the renowned Mourlot Frères atelier in Paris. One plate is printed in twenty-four colors. The volume is illustrated throughout with 103 reproductions of Picasso’s wash drawings. The lithographs are recorded in Bloch 1014–1017 and Cramer 113. The present copy is accompanied by a letter of description and authenticity from Bauman Rare Books.
Highlights
• First American edition, 1961
• Four original lithographs by Pablo Picasso
• Printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris
• One lithograph printed in twenty-four colors
• 103 reproductions of Picasso’s wash drawings
• Documented in Bloch 1014–1017 and Cramer 113
Details
• Author: Jaime Sabartés
• Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
• Publisher: George Braziller, New York / André Sauret, Monte-Carlo
• Format: Oblong octavo
• Binding: Original red pictorial cloth
• Dust jacket: Original, unclipped
• Size: 13 × 10 × 1 inches (33 × 25.4 × 2.5 cm)
Condition
• Very Good to Fine / Near Fine
• Firm binding, clean boards, fresh interior
• Original dust jacket exceptionally well preserved, with minimal edge wear
