Lot 1342: Christian Zervos (Argostoli 1889-1970 Paris) Pablo

Christian Zervos
(Argostoli 1889-1970 Paris) Pablo Picasso, 1895-1973, catalogue raisonné, all 33 vols (vol. II 2-part) in the original printed wraps with vellum cover, printed between 1932 and 1973, published by Éditions Cahiers d'Art, Paris, each vol. 32.8 x 25.4 cm, (PP)
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. 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.