PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement.

PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A good book signed and inscribed, incorporating an original drawing by Picasso, being a folio softcover edition of the catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of Pablo Picasso's works of 1969-70 at the Palais des Papes from 1st May to 30th September 1970, held in conjunction with the 24th Festival d'Avignon and curated by Yvonne Zervos, published by Cahiers d'Art, Paris, 1970. The catalogue features an essay, in French, by Christian Zervos, and two colour plates, 165 monochrome plates of paintings and a further 45 of drawings. The presentation copy is inscribed by Picasso in pale blue crayon to the title page 'Pour Anita, Picasso' and also incorporates an original drawing of a bearded man forcefully staring ahead. Picasso has also drawn several playful wave-and-dot designs to the head and foot of the page, further adding the date, 10th July 1970, in his hand. Bound in the original paper wrappers with blue printed title and spine. Some light age wear and minor staining, predominantly to the covers and spine, and with a few ink annotations in an unidentified hand to the inside pages. About VG Yvonne Zervos (1905-1970) French gallery owner and wife of Christian Zervos with whom she was a co-director of Cahiers d'Art. An expert on Picasso, she organised the exhibition of over 200 works by the artist held in Avignon, the promotional poster for the event posthumously honouring Zervos by proclaiming that she conceived and developed the exhibition in tribute to Picasso. Christian Zervos (1889-1970) Greek-French art historian, critic, collector, writer & publisher who founded the magazine Cahiers d'Art and also published a catalogue raisonne on the work of Picasso.