THE SCULPTURES OF PICASSO.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original black paper-covered boards over dark brown cloth, titles in black to the spine, with Picasso's sculpture of his right hand on the upper board, photographed by Brassai. Unpaginated. 157pp. Octavo 32cm x 25cm. Illustrated throughout with 216 black and white photographs of Picasso's sculptures photographed by Brassai. A better than very good copy the binding square and firm, with mild bumping to the spine ends and rubbing to the extremities. The contents, with light spotting to the edges of the closed text block, and sporadically throughout, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps.

A striking monograph on Picasso's sculptural work between 1899 and 1943, beautifully photographed in black and white by the renowned Hungarian-French photographer Brassai. In 1932 Brassai photographed Picasso's studio for Surrealist publication 'Minotaure', the two formed a lasting friendship and respect for each other's work. At Picasso's request Brassai would go on to photograph all of the artists sculptural works between 1932 and 1946 to be published in 'Les Sculptures de Picasso' by Éditions du Chêne in 1948. Brassai's photographs are accompanied with an essay by the art dealer Daniel Henry Kahnweiler, who exhibited many of Picasso's early works. A key early publication on Picasso's sculptural practice, wonderfully captured by Brassai.