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(PICASSO, PABLO.) Reverdy, Pierre. Sable Mouvant. 10 aquatints by Picasso. 381x276 mm; 15x10 7/8 inches (sheets), full margins, on Rives watermark LB. Folio, contents loose as issued in unlettered paper wrapper; printed limp vellum outer wrappers; linen chemise and slipcase. Paris: Louis Broder, 1966
number 160 of 220 copies signed by picasso from a total edition of 255. A sumptuous production printed at Aldo Crommelynck's atelier. Picasso illustrated these etchings and aquatints as homage to Reverdy's poem. Sable Mouvant (quicksand) is set in the desert and relates to a series of psychological struggles and hallucinations. Picasso's images elegantly depict the poet's intentions and transport the viewer from reality to expose the inner turmoil of a helpless man and his harsh surroundings. Cramer 136; Bloch 1183-92; Bloch Books 129.
