Pablo Picasso – Les Déjeuners
Text: Douglas Cooper (German translation)
Publisher & Year: Éditions Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1962
Format: Large folio hardcover in decorated cloth, with original glassine and illustrated slipcase
Dimensions: Approximately 38 × 28 cm (15 × 11″)
Text & Illustrations:
• ~34 pages of introduction and commentary in German by art historian Douglas Cooper
• ~165 photolithographic plates reproducing drawings and canvases from Picasso’s “Les Déjeuners” series (1959–1961)
Printing & Production:
• Photolithographic reproduction for imagery, printed by Cercle d’Art with high-fidelity processes
• Text printed in letterpress, binding in cloth, preserved under glassine and housed in slipcase
Condition: [Insert specific condition here—e.g., crisp plates, intact glassine, minimal shelf wear]
This first German‑language edition is a collector-quality art book that marries Cooper’s scholarly text with one of Picasso’s major late-series explorations. The large folio format and slipcase presentation reflect Cercle d’Art’s attention to aesthetics and quality.