Verve. Vol. VIII, Nos 29 et 30.

Paris: Editions de la Revue. 1954. Folio. Original illustrated boards designed by Picasso depicting the profile of his lover Genevieve Laporte with title lettering in purple; 16 full-page original colour lithographs and 164 black and white reproduction heliogravures; encased in glassine wrapper; near fine.First edition. Double number edition of the Verve art revue showcasing only the works of Pablo Picasso.Verve, the modernist Parisian art magazine at the forefront of the radical creative aesthetic of its time, was first published in 1937 with famous cover artwork by Henri Matisse. Subsequently, it was responsible for showcasing the most distinguished characters of the Parisian art scene of the 20th century, including textual contributions by prominent transgressive authors such as James Joyce.