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PICABIA, Francis (1879-1953)

Lot 161
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1487788
Lot 161 | PICABIA, Francis (1879-1953)
Estimate value
€ 2 000 – 3 000
PICABIA, Francis (1879-1953)
Cinquante deux miroirs. Barcelone : Oliva de Vilanova, 1917.

Exemplaire en reliure parlante du premier recueil de poèmes de Picabia. Rédigés pendant la guerre, entre New-York et Barcelone, les textes évoquent "un véritable kaléidoscope d'expériences où se mêlent récits autobiographiques, écriture avant-gardiste et compositions typographiques originales." (C. Boulbès, Francis Picabia, Poèmes, pp. 35 et suiv.)

Pet. in-4 carré (233 x 234 mm). Édition originale. Tirage non précisé, à petit nombre. Reliure non signée : cuir peint en blanc, premier plat recouvert d'une mosaïque de 52 miroirs et d'une fenêtre de plexiglas laissant voir le titre de l'ouvrage, doublure et gardes de papier argenté, couverture conservée. Emboîtage (quelques feuillets légèrement salis, reliure frottée, certains miroirs accidentés).

Provenance : Carlos Alberto Cruz (1939-2022)

First edition of Picabia's first collection of poems, in an allusive binding bearing 52 mirrors.
Artist:Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953)
Place of origin:Spain
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