La Maigre
Pablo Picasso Ilia Zdanevich
Spanish, 1881–1973 French and Georgian. 1894–1974
Vellum wrapper. Folio; loose, folded sheets, as issued, laid into Arches wove paper wrappers; parchment wrapper with Picasso drypoint printed on recto; handmade paper jacket; unique, handmade, folded parchment envelope. Illustrated with 10 drypoints by Picasso. Text printed by Imprimerie Union and the drypoints by Atelier Lacourière. This copy is Roman Numeral I, likely Iliazd’s own. With the announcement, designed by Iliazd, for a gallery showing to celebrate the book’s publication
Gift of Helen and Sam Zell