Duvillier: parcours, peintures de 1954 a 1971
Softcover
1972 · Paris
by Ragon, Michel et al.
Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 1972. Softcover. VG- (Covers are slightly bent at outer spine; ex-library with single date mark on cover; interior panels have aged along edges and gutters; text is generally clear.). Portfolio. White wraps, fucsia text, containing one four-page signature and one 16-page signature; 5 BW illus. Text is in French. Opening text on front cover: textes pour duvillier, a l'occasion d'un parcours. Issued in conjunction with a 1972 exhibition of selected artwork by French painter Rene Duvillier (1919-2002). Includes a chronology, exhibitions history, bibliography, and artist statement. Features textual critiques by Andre Breton, Benjamin Peret, Julien Alvard, Jacques Woliner, Henri Maldiney, Pierre Restany, Charles Estienne, Gerald Gassiot-Talabot, Maryse Haerdi, Ernest Schwyn, and Michel Ragon. This catalogue is heavy on text. The checklist cites 21 pieces, and at least 3 are pictured here. (Inventory #: 155709)