A facsimile edition of the book produced in 1931 by Albert Skira, then a young man of twenty-five, who persuaded Picasso to illustrate Ovid’s poems. In due course he produced 30 etchings. This fine new edition was published to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Skira publishing house. Large format, text in French.
Les Métamorphoses
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£220.00
Edition:Hardback978885723949124/01/2019
Category: Art
Tags: C20th Art, Classical World
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