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LUCIEN CLERGUE.
The maquette for Clergue’s unpublished book project titled
Picasso en Provence
.
With 150 (of 150) candid photographs of Pablo Picasso taken by Clergue.The intimate photographs
picture the artist working in his studio, celebrating with his friends and family, and attending
bullfighting events.The hand assembled “pre-dummy” also includes numerous typed pages of Clergue’s
personal memories, which articulates his friendship with Picasso and the times they spent together.
Silver prints, ranging in size from 1
3
/
4
x1
3
/
4
to 11
3
/
4
x18
3
/
4
inches (4.4x4.4 to 29.8x47.6 cm.), mounted
recto/verso to off-white pages. Folio, photographic covers; loose signatures; binding perished.
1987
[8,000/12,000]
WITH—A handwritten letter from Clergue to an unidentified recipient, discussing the “pre-dummy
of the projected book.”