Lot 425: CHRISTIAN ZERVOS

1889-1970 PABLO PICASSO - 1895-1973 - CATALOGUE RAISONN The complete set of 34 volumes (numbered 1-33, volume II in 2 parts), numerous plates and illustrations, near-uniform cream checked cloth with black morocco lettering pieces lettered in gilt, original upper wrappers bound in, published by Éditions Cahiers d'Art, Paris, between 1932 and 1978. each 33 by 24cm., 13 by 19 1/2 in.

Christian Zervos first met Picasso when he was a student in Paris. In 1926 Zervos founded the publishing house Cahiers d'Art and in 1932 he embarked on his extensive Catalogue raisonné of Picasso's paintings and drawings. Zervos explained his aim in compiling the volume: 'We are devoting a series of works to Picasso which will discuss the development of the artist's work and reveal the full extent of his œuvre'. Extending to thirty-four volumes, reproducing over 16,000 works, Zervos' work covers the artist's entire life and is the most comprehensive record of Picasso's work. The final volume, vol. XXXIV, was published in 1978.