Pablo Picasso: Illustrated Monograph with Original Artist-Designed Dust Jacket, 1955
A highly desirable mid-century monograph devoted to the life and work of Pablo Picasso, published in 1955 by Harry N. Abrams and edited by Milton S. Fox. This example retains its original dust jacket, featuring a bold graphic composition designed by Picasso expressly for the book in July 1955—an increasingly rare survival and a key factor in the book’s collectibility.
The volume contains an extensive visual survey of Picasso’s oeuvre, with 606 total reproductions, including 38 full-page color plates, color offset spreads, black-and-white halftones, and line drawings. The illustrations trace Picasso’s artistic evolution across painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing, offering a comprehensive view of his formal experimentation and thematic range.
Interior highlights include works such as Musician Faun (1952), expressive linocuts, sculptural studies, and anatomical abstractions. The production quality—paper stock, typography, and printing—reflects the high standards of Abrams’ postwar art publications.
With its intact dust jacket and strong overall condition, this book functions equally as a scholarly reference and as a striking graphic object, well suited to display in curated interiors or art libraries.
Dimensions
Approx. quarto format
Exact measurements available upon request
Condition
Very good vintage condition. Light, even toning to pages consistent with age. Binding tight and sound. The original dust jacket is present and well preserved, showing only minor handling wear. Interior plates clean and vibrant.
Provenance
Private collection
Notes
Original dust jacket present. A particularly collectible example of a landmark Picasso monograph.
Creator
Pablo Picasso (original cover and dust jacket design)
Text by Wilhelm Boeck and Jaime Sabartés
Publisher
Origin
Printed in Stuttgart, Germany
Published in New York and Amsterdam
Date
1955
Materials
Printed paper; cloth-bound boards with original Picasso-designed dust jacket
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