Against the Grain (Contrée)
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish (active France), 1881-1973)
Publisher: Robert-J. Godet, Paris, 1944
Printer: Durand, Paris
Author: Robert Desnos (French, 1900-1945)
Date: 1944
Dimensions:
Book: H: 11 1/4 in. (285 mm); W: 7 11/16 in. (195 mm); Depth: 1/2 in. (13 mm).
Page: H: 10 15/16 in. (278 mm); W: 7 7/16 in. (189 mm).
Sheet: H: 11 in. (280mm).
Image: H: 9 5/8 in. (245 mm); W: 5 1/4 in. (134 mm).
Medium: Original print: etching.
Reproductions: 23 line block reproductions of details of the etching.
Text: letterpress with green.
Paper: Lafuma pur fil cream wove paper, watermarked.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss in honor of Barbara K. Sutherland
Object number: 1984.891
Label Text:Picasso and Desnos met regularly during the war years in Paris. In December 1943, Picasso made the frontispiece etching for this book. It shows either a seated figure, shown both from the front and back, or - more likely - an embracing couple. The style is a combination of cubism and surrealism.
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