COLOMB (Denise). - Lot 71

COLOMB (Denise). Thirty Artists of the 20th Century: A Tribute to Denise Colomb. Zaragoza, Museo Camón Aznar, 1994. Large quarto, paperback, illustrated cover. Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition *Thirty Artists of the 20th Century: A Tribute to Denise Colomb*, held at the Camón Aznar Museum in Zaragoza from October 20 to December 3, 1994. The book pays tribute to Denise Colomb (1902–2004), one of the great French portraitists of the 20th century. It brings together a selection of her portraits of artists, accompanied by biographical notes and a bibliography, reflecting her close ties to the leading figures of the École de Paris and modern art. Notable among them are Pierre Loeb, Édouard Loeb, Sonia Delaunay, Balthus, Braque, Chagall, Dubuffet, Ernst, Giacometti, Lam, Magnelli, Masson, Miró, Picasso, Poliakoff, Riopelle, Soulages, Vieira da Silva, Zao Wou-Ki, and many others. The full-page photographic reproductions highlight Denise Colomb’s sensitive and intimate perspective on the artists she knew for nearly half a century. Condition: very good copy.