COLOMB (Denise). - Lot 70

COLOMB (Denise). A Tribute to Denise Colomb. Portraits of Artists. From Montparnasse to Saint-Germain-des-Prés. With her brothers Pierre and Édouard Loeb. Tanlay, Tanlay Art Center, 1996. Large oblong quarto, illustrated hardcover by the publisher. Catalog of the major exhibition held at the Château de Tanlay from May 18 to October 20, 1996, paying tribute to Denise Colomb (1902–2004), one of the most remarkable French portrait artists of the 20th century. The book brings together the famous portraits created by Denise Colomb in the studios and homes of the great artists of the École de Paris and the avant-garde: Arp, Artaud, Balthus, Bonnard, Braque, Victor Brauner, Chagall, Sonia Delaunay, Dubuffet, Ernst, Giacometti, Hantaï, Lam, Lanskoy, Laurens, Magnelli, Manessier, Masson, Matta, Miró, Pascin, Picasso, Poliakoff, Richier, Riopelle, Soulages, Staël, Vieira da Silva, Wols, Zao Wou-Ki, and many others. The exhibition also featured works from the collections of gallery owners Pierre and Édouard Loeb, creating a particularly successful dialogue between photography and artistic creation. Beautiful black-and-white and color illustrations, reproducing Denise Colomb’s portraits as well as the works of the artists photographed. Condition: excellent copy; publisher’s hardcover in perfect condition.