Afat: Seventy-Six Sonnets (Afat: soixante-seize sonnets)
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish (active France), 1881-1973)
Publisher: Le degré quarante et un, [Paris], 1940 (Iliazd)
Printer: text and typography: Imprimerie Union, Paris; engravings: Roger Lacourière, Paris (Philippe Molinié)
Author: Iliazd (Ilia Zdanevitch) (Russian, 1894-1975)
Date: 1940
Dimensions:
Chemise: H: 8 13/16 in. (224 mm); W: 13 1/16 in. (331 mm); Depth: 7/8 in. (22 mm).
Book: H: 8 9/16 in. (217 mm); W: 12 5/16 in. (313 mm); Depth: 7/8 in. (22 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 7 15/16 in. (201 mm); W: 11 3/4 in. (298 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 2 aquatints (arabesques) and 4 engravings.
Text: letterpress.
Paper: white Montval wove à la cuve paper, watermarked.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss in honor of Barbara K. Sutherland
Object number: 1984.885
Label Text:The Russiann poet and publisher Iliazd moved to Paris in 1921. AFAT, which means both "sadness" and "beautiful woman," was the first of nine books Picasso and Iliazd did together. The innovative Russian-born, Paris-based poet and publisher Iliazd collaborated with Picasso on nine books, AFAT being the first. The title derived from the Arabic word which means both "unhappiness" and a "beautiful woman who inspires unhappy love." The text is comprised of 76 sonnets about love and feminine beauty.
All publications of the 41st Degree were designed by Iliazd, who began issuing books under the imprint in 1919. The unususl publisher name was a cryptic reference to the latitude of Iliazd's birthplace, Tiflis, the alcoholic content of brandy, and the Celsius measure of a delerium-producing fever. AFAT was Iliazd's first deluxe book, and he selected its paper and parchment material with great care.
All publications of the 41st Degree were designed by Iliazd, who began issuing books under the imprint in 1919. The unususl publisher name was a cryptic reference to the latitude of Iliazd's birthplace, Tiflis, the alcoholic content of brandy, and the Celsius measure of a delerium-producing fever. AFAT was Iliazd's first deluxe book, and he selected its paper and parchment material with great care.
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