17 - ARAGON (Louis). — Aragon and Modern Art.

ARAGON (Louis). — Aragon and Modern Art. Paris: Beaux-Arts de Paris Les Éditions, 2010. Quarto, paperback, cover illustrated with a photographic portrait of Louis Aragon. Catalog of the exhibition held at L’Adresse Musée de La Poste in Paris from April 14 to September 19, 2010. Extensive black-and-white and color illustrations. A major publication devoted to Louis Aragon’s relationships with artists and the major movements of 20th-century modern art. The book highlights, in particular, his connections with Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Chagall, Giacometti, Léger, Miró, Man Ray, Duchamp, Ernst, and many other artists. It traces Aragon’s role as a writer, critic, and privileged witness to the artistic avant-garde movements, from Dadaism and Surrealism to the developments in postwar modern art. A fine copy.