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Corps Mémorable
€145.00
Photos by Lucien Cherque, front dust jacket design by Pablo Picasso and poetry by Jean Cocteau. Cardboard covers with white, black and red dust jacket folded over boards. Back cover black and white nude photo by Clerque.
A Monumental Avant-Garde Collaboration
Published in Paris by Pierre Seghers in 1957, Corps Mémorable stands as a legendary intersection of 20th-century French poetry, photography, and fine art. This rare first-edition volume brings together the sensual, high-contrast nude photography of a young Lucien Clergue—marking his very first published book—with a front dust jacket cover design explicitly created for this work by Pablo Picasso. The imagery is elegantly paired with the poetry of Paul Éluard and an introductory poem by Jean Cocteau, making it a vital piece for collectors of mid-century photobooks and surrealist-adjacent literature.
Bibliographic Details
| Author | Lucien Clergue / Jean Cocteau / Paul Eluard / Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Pierre Seghers |
| Place of publication | Parijs |
| Year | 1957 |
| Edition | First edition |
| Binding | Hardcover including dustjacket |
| Language | French |
| Dimensions | 27 x 18,5 |
| Collation | 37 pp. |
Condition Report
| Condition | Very Good |
|---|---|
| Cover | Good |
| Notes | Dustjacket: clean, just slightly worn on the corners and some light sunning to edges. Dust jacket is protected by original transparent cover. Inside: clean, no loose pages. Superficial fold on p.7. |
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