Eluard, Paul — Voir : Poemes, Peintures, Dessins

Geneva, Editions des Trois Collines, 1948. Limited Edition: #1083 of 3,000. Hardcover. Stiff b&w paper wraps with glassine dust jacket; 147 pp. 64 illustrations, including 32 color reproductions of works by 32 artists. Inserted article "Savoir", 4 pp. bi-fold. Text in French. Contains images of a selection of works by 20th century artists accompanied by Eluard's poems inspired by the works or the artists. Artists include Picasso, Chagall, Juan Gris, J. Villon, G. Braque, G. de Chirico, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, J. Mirò, Yves Tanguy, A. Masson, A: Beaudin, Man Ray, Magritte, Dali, Valentine Hugo, Penrose, Balthus, Dora Maar, O. Dominguez, Cicero Dias, Jean Fautrier, Dubuffet, Hayter, H. Jennings, Chastel, Raoul Ubac. Contains inserted article "Savoir" by M. Rene Huyghe, conservateur en Chef au Musee du Louvre, sur les origines et l'evolution de la peiture contemporaine. Good (Wraps are moderately edge/shelfworn, scuffing, smudging, tearing at the edges; DJ is heavily damaged and barely holding on; wraps have pulled away from textblock; front cover has half-inch tears at the top and bottom of spine; textblock edges are worn and scuffed/smudged; interior is clean.) .