First Papers of Surrealism

Title: First Papers of Surrealism
Publication: New York: Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, Inc., 1942.

Description: Marcel Duchamp, Andre Breton. Original wraps. A clean, well-preserved copy of the uncommon original catalogue based on the October-November 1942 exhibition at New York's 451 Madison Avenue. The covers (including the 5 bullet holes at the rear panel) famously designed by Marcel Duchamp. Crisp and sharp and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. The show was sponsored by such high-powered patrons as Peggy Guggenheim, Sidney Janis, Walter Arensberg, Katherine Dreier, Pierre Matisse, Elsa Schiaparelli, etc., and the Foreword was written by Sidney Janis. The show included a remarkable line-up of Surrealists (the greatest yet to come to New York), including Matta, Luis Bunuel, Max Ernst, Andre Breton, Leonora Carrington, Alfred Jarry, De Chirico, Morris Hirshfield, Victor Brauner, Kurt Seligmann, Calder, Duchamp, Yves Tanguy, Andre Masson, Kate Sage, Robert Motherwell et al. The first major show in NYC devoted exclusively to the "Surrealists" Very Good +.

Seller ID: 19350

Subject: Art

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