226 - Pablo Picasso - Georges Hugnet. Pablo Picasso. [Paris] 1941. With six zincographs, three of which include etchings, all on a single sheet.

Pablo Picasso - Georges Hugnet. Pablo Picasso. [Paris] 1941. With six zincographs, three of which include etchings, all on a single sheet. Auction start time: approx. 3:00 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 174 copies (total of 200). - Printed on behalf of the author by Grou-Radenez, Paris. - Uncut and unfolded. - Hugnet’s text, which had been written as early as January 1940, was printed in brown over Picasso’s marginal drawings. - This small clandestine tribute to his artist friend Picasso appeared during the German occupation of France. It was followed by other similarly designed editions, illustrated by Valentine Hugo and Marcel Duchamp, respectively, which were likely distributed secretly as gifts. - “The majority of these pamphlets seem to have been distributed clandestinely among the poet’s friends and associates as a form of defiance against the German occupation.” (R. F. Johnson, in: Logan Collection 2001). - In impeccable condition and very rare due to its ephemeral nature. Goeppert/Cramer 35. - Not listed in Bloch. - LC 2001 115. - Not listed in Monod 19.4 × 29.6 cm. English description: Featuring six zincographs, three with etchings, all on a single sheet. A very rare ephemera. - One of 174 copies (out of a total of 200), not yet cut and folded, in perfect condition. - Printed on behalf of the author by Grou-Radenez, Paris. - Hugnet’s text, which had been written as early as January 1940, was printed in brown over Picasso’s marginal drawings. - This small, clandestine tribute to his artist friend Picasso appeared during the German occupation of France. Further editions with similar designs followed, illustrated by Valentine Hugo and Marcel Duchamp, respectively, which were likely distributed secretly as gifts. - “The majority of these pamphlets seem to have been distributed clandestinely among the poet’s friends and associates as a form of defiance against the German occupation.” (R. F. Johnson, in: Logan Collection 2001).