{"title":"Modern — The Avant-Garde","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe avant-garde exploration of sexuality and radical artistic innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jean-cocteau-bacchus-1957","title":"Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-dateOfManufacture\" class=\"dc-inlineBlock\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eScène XXXV, \u003cem\u003eBacchus\u003c\/em\u003e, from the theater edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-dateOfManufacture\" class=\"dc-inlineBlock\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003eLithography, 1957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-height\" class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\"\u003eHeight 22.23 cm, Width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-width\" class=\"dc-inlineBlock\"\u003e 15.24 cm \u003cspan data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-height\" class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\"\u003e(8.75 x 6 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis exquisite original color lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eScène XXXV, Bacchus\u003c\/i\u003e, reflects the artist's characteristic lyrical draftsmanship, classical elegance, and theatrical sensibility, beautifully expressed through his fluid, poetic line. Executed on parchment Verge de Voiron des Papeteries Navarre paper, this work measures 8.75 x 6 inches (22.23 x 15.24 cm) and is unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The composition demonstrates a masterful balance that fuses classical clarity with modern abstraction. The artwork is well preserved, maintaining a condition consistent with its age and medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe piece originates from the 1957 album \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003eJean Cocteau de l'Académie française, Théâtre, Édition ornée par l'auteur de dessins in texte et de quarante lithographies originales en couleurs, tome II\u003c\/i\u003e (Jean Cocteau of the French Academy, Theater, Edition Adorned by the Author with Text Drawings and Forty Original Lithographs in Colors, Volume II), published by Editions Bernard Grasset, Paris. This publication stands among the most ambitious and luxurious Parisian printmaking achievements of the mid-twentieth century, uniting Cocteau's theatrical writings with an extensive cycle of original color lithographs created expressly for this edition. Conceived and published in the grand French tradition of the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"707\"\u003elivre d'artiste\u003c\/i\u003e, the project merges fine Garamond typography with masterful lithography executed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, recognized as one of the foremost fine art lithographic ateliers of the twentieth century. Cocteau closely supervised not only the imagery but also the overall artistic conception, including the layout, sequencing, and integration of text and drawings, making the album a fully unified work shaped entirely by the author's personal vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eAccording to the production colophon details excerpted and translated from the album, the text of Jean Cocteau's Theater, edited by Bernard Grasset, was composed in Garamond and completed printing on the presses of l'imprimerie Darantiere in Dijon on the thirtieth of July, 1957. While the author's lithographies were printed by Atelier Mourlot Freres in Paris, the boards were executed by l'Atelier Barasi in Alfortville, based on the specific model designed by Jean Cocteau. The publication was issued in multiple distinct tirages, which included LX examples on Madagascar numbered Madagascar I to L and I to X; CCX examples on Velin de Rives, numbered Velin de Rives I to CC and I to X; and VMMMMMDCCCXC examples on Verge de Voiron des Papeteries Navarre, under a special binding numbered Verge de Voiron I to VMMMMDCCC and S.P. I to S.P. XC. This impression belongs to the extensive edition printed on the Verge de Voiron paper. Today, the portfolio remains a cornerstone of Cocteau's printed oeuvre and a landmark in twentieth-century fine art publishing, admired globally for its seamless synthesis of literature, visual art, and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eJean Cocteau was a French artist, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and designer whose boundless imagination and multidisciplinary genius made him one of the most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century. Born in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris, Cocteau emerged as a prodigy whose creative energy spanned literature, cinema, theater, music, and the visual arts, reshaping modern creativity through his conviction that beauty, myth, and imagination were universal languages. As a central figure of the Parisian avant-garde, he moved among and collaborated with Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, a group of artists who were actively revolutionizing modern thought through bold experimentation. His collaboration with Picasso and Erik Satie on \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"838\"\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes marked a new era of interdisciplinary art, merging music, design, and theater into a poetic total work. Cocteau's visual art, defined by fluid line drawings, mythological symbolism, and lyrical simplicity, demonstrated a total mastery of composition. His murals for the Chapelle Saint-Pierre in Villefranche-sur-Mer and the Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples in Milly-la-Foret remain among the most important achievements of sacred modern art. His novels, plays, and films—including \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1365\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1388\"\u003eLa Machine Infernale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1410\"\u003eLes Parents Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1433\"\u003eLa Belle et la Bete\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1454\"\u003eOrphee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"1466\"\u003eLe Testament d'Orphée\u003c\/i\u003e—established him as one of the principal architects of poetic cinema, profoundly influencing later filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch, and Guillermo del Toro. His collaborations with Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Elsa Schiaparelli extended his innovations into fashion and theater, while his partnership with Jean Marais inspired some of his most intimate and celebrated works. Cocteau is represented in major museums worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou, the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, the Tate, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lykos Galerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58184479768957,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7999\/9613\/files\/556867a91d4fdf8988e2952dd1a2ee72.jpg?v=1779122586"},{"product_id":"jean-cocteau","title":"Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Guerriers et victime\" from\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoixante dessins pour \"Les enfants Terribles\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint, 2000 re-edition from the 1935 publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions: Height 21.9 cm, Width 16.7 cm (8.5 x 6.5 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_3707a5485f59fb66\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eJean Cocteau wrote his seminal 1929 novel \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"42\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e over a feverish seventeen-day delirium during his stay at the Saint-Cloud clinic, where he was undergoing an opium detoxification treatment following the death of his close friend Raymond Radiguet. A few years after the novel's publication, Cocteau conceived an accompanying portfolio featuring around sixty scenes illustrating the narrative, published under the title \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"433\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eSoixante dessins pour 'Les enfants terribles'\u003c\/i\u003e. The execution of these drawings was as rapid and tempestuous as the surreal tale itself, which masterfully depicts the obsessive love between a brother and sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eIn the preface to this edition, Cocteau notes that his drawings are intended for the reader who has not merely read \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"116\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, but who has been profoundly struck by the narrative—much like the protagonist, Paul, is struck by a snowball thrown by his classmate Dargelos. As Cocteau declares in this same preface, \"nothing is more painful than the boundaries of books, than that word 'fin' which expels us, than that cruel abandonment of the characters.\" Cocteau viewed his novels, plays, films, and drawings alike as variations of poetry, believing that its true essence lay in the transcendence of all artistic borders. It was precisely for this reason that he famously termed his drawings \"graphic poetry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe sixty drawings of celebrated characters and scenes were originally executed in ink on Japan paper, sketched in profile in Cocteau's signature aesthetic style, evocative of stylized fashion mannequins. This particular sketch entitled \"Guerriers et victime\" illustrates a pivotal passage from the novel in which Paul is attacked by his schoolmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe album also modifies the ending: it concludes with three plates magnifying Paul and Élisabeth's ascent \"to the heaven of tragedies,\" closely united and seemingly free at last to love each other exclusively. Yet in the novel, this ascent stems from more confused feelings on Paul's part, whose final thought is not for his sister but for Dargelos. The apotheosis of fraternal love replaces that of homosexual love, which is allusively evoked by a plate positioned just before the final three: \"Paul, dying, sees the faces from the snowball fight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eJean Cocteau was a French artist, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and designer whose boundless imagination and multidisciplinary genius established him as one of the principal architects of twentieth-century culture. Born in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris, Cocteau emerged as a prodigy whose creative output spanned literature, cinema, theater, music, and the visual arts, driven by an enduring conviction that beauty, myth, and imagination served as universal languages. A central figure within the Parisian avant-garde, he moved fluidly among and collaborated with seminal modernists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—a circle of creators actively redefining modern thought through rigorous experimentation. His early collaboration with Picasso and Erik Satie on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"859\"\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1917) for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes signaled a new epoch of interdisciplinary art, merging music, design, and performance into an imaginative whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eCocteau's visual art, defined by its clean, fluid line work, mythological motifs, and a serene, lyrical simplicity, balances classical elegance with modern abstraction. His monumental sacred murals for the Chapelle Saint-Pierre in Villefranche-sur-Mer and the Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples in Milly-la-Forêt represent some of the most significant achievements in sacred modern art. His contributions to cinema and literature are equally groundbreaking; his novels, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"479\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, and his theatrical and cinematic masterpieces like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"553\"\u003eLa Machine Infernale\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"575\"\u003eLes Parents Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"598\"\u003eLa Belle et la Bête\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"619\"\u003eOrphée\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"631\"\u003eLe Testament d'Orphée\u003c\/i\u003e, pioneered a poetic cinematic vision that deeply informed subsequent generations of directors, from Federico Fellini and Jean-Luc Godard to David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn the fields of fashion and costume, his collaborations with Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Elsa Schiaparelli fused high art and couture, while his intimate partnership and creative association with Jean Marais inspired some of his most profound works. Cocteau's work bridges classical mythology and modern psychology, dream and reality—an aesthetic legacy that continues to influence contemporary figures ranging from Andy Warhol and David Bowie to Alexander McQueen. His work is preserved in premier institutional collections worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou, the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, the Tate, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The enduring demand for his graphic and visual output is highlighted by his current auction record, achieved when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"773\"\u003eJean Marais dans \"La Belle et la Bête\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1946) sold for 611,622 USD at Sotheby's Paris on October 18, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lykos Galerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58184721760637,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7999\/9613\/files\/IMG_1977_7822eae6-82a9-4ee3-af33-ff76365f36a3.jpg?v=1779130573"},{"product_id":"le-nu-esthetique","title":"LE NU ESTHETIQUE (1903)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBayard, Émile (1868-1937)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaf from \u003cem\u003eLe nu esthétique: l'homme, la femme, l'enfant: album de documents artistiques inédits d'après nature. \u003c\/em\u003ePl. 2, Émile Bayard; préface de J.-L. Gérome, 2ème année, première livraison, octobre 1903\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: Height \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e38 cm, Width 28 cm (15 x 11 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eÉmile Bayard was a multi-talented French art historian, illustrator, and photographer. Born into an artistic family—his father of the same name was a prolific illustrator—Bayard studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eHe is best remembered for his highly influential pedagogical books on art history, notably the widely used educational series \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003e«L'art de reconnaître les styles»\u003c\/i\u003e (The Art of Recognising Styles). Beyond his writing, Bayard was a pioneering photographer; in 1902, he published \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eLe Nu esthétique\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of photographic studies of the human form, and won a gold medal at the first International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts in Turin that same year. He also contributed illustrations to prominent periodicals of his era, such as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"534\"\u003eLe Monde illustré\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"556\"\u003eL'Assiette au beurre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn 1905, Bayard was appointed academic inspector for the French Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, overseeing art education and museums. 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For his lifelong contributions to French culture and public service, he was awarded the prestigious title of Officer of the Legion of Honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eHis son, Jean Émile-Bayard, continued the family's intellectual legacy as a writer and journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lykos Galerie","offers":[{"title":"Offset printing","offer_id":58186929504637,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7999\/9613\/files\/s-l1600_5.webp?v=1779182052"},{"product_id":"pablo-picasso-1881-1973-after","title":"Pablo PICASSO (1881 - 1973) (after)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t7_290\" class=\"t s2_290\"\u003eCombat pour Andromède entre Persée et Phinée (The Combat of Perseus and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t8_290\" class=\"t s2_290\"\u003ePhineus for Andromeda) Plate from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t9_290\" class=\"t s2_290\"\u003eLes Métamorphoses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003ePrinted on laid paper. 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25 on \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1a_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003ewhite imperial \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1b_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003ejapan with a suite \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1c_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eon japan in black or \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1d_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003ein bistre with \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1e_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eremarques; 95 on \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1f_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eArches laid; 20 hors \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1g_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003ecommerce for the \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1h_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eartist and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1i_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003ecollaborators. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1j_290\" class=\"t s1_290\"\u003eCatalogues \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1k_290\" class=\"t s1_290\"\u003eraisonnés\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1l_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1m_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eCramer : \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1n_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003e19 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan id=\"t1o_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003eBloch: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1p_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003e108, Orozco's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1q_290\" class=\"t s3_290\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePicasso 70 years of book illustration\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1r_290\" class=\"t s0_290\"\u003e53\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"t s0_290\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe publication marks the first book produced by the young bibliophile Albert Skira, who founded his publishing house in Lausanne in 1928 at the age of 25. Skira was determined to have his first project illustrated by Picasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe collaboration followed an initial meeting where a 20-year-old Skira had unsuccessfully proposed a book about Napoleon to Picasso. Years later, after Skira’s mother intervened at Picasso’s house in Juan-les-Pins, the painter agreed to work with him on the condition that Napoleon was not mentioned, suggesting a mythological theme instead. Skira subsequently proposed Ovid's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"378\"\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, which Picasso accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eWhile some accounts credit Pierre Matisse with suggesting the text, others state that Picasso recounted a dream to Skira in 1928 about a woman transforming into a fish, prompting Skira to suggest the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"200\"\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e. Picasso originally promised 15 illustrations to match the 15 books of the work, but Skira requested 15 additional half-page etchings to serve as chapter headings. Following a long period of perseverance by the publisher, Picasso began working in September 1930, completing all thirty etchings by the end of October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eThe project represents a rare instance where Picasso illustrated a text with close attention to the narrative, creating up to six different versions of the same subject to find the ideal representation (S. Goeppert).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThe resulting etchings possess a distinct homogeneity, characterized by pure contours and a discreet eroticism. The full-page plates illustrate Ovid's text with a fidelity that is rare for Picasso, while the chapter headings- free from textual constraints- these plates consist of independent nude studies and faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe book was printed on Picasso's 50th birthday, two weeks before Ambroise Vollard published \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"93\"\u003eLe Chef-d'œuvre inconnu\u003c\/i\u003e. At the end of the volume, Christian Zervos described the work as having an \"almost Doric beauty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eInitial reception among bibliophiles was mixed. The commercial success of the edition was secured when New York gallery owner Marie Harriman purchased half of the entire edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eThis initial collaboration between Skira and Picasso led directly to their partnership on the Surrealist magazine \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"114\"\u003eMinotaure\u003c\/i\u003e, launched in 1933 alongside publisher Tériade. In 1937, Tériade sold his shares in Albert Skira Editeur to establish the publishing house and arts magazine \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"280\"\u003eVerve\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t1_247\" class=\"t s0_247\"\u003eMiguel Orozco \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"t2_247\" class=\"t s0_247\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe etchings of Pablo Picasso\u003c\/em\u003e. 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