FORMES ET COULEURS. - Lot 106

FORMES ET COULEURS. Volume 9, No. 6, 1947. Lausanne: Formes et Couleurs, 1947. Large quarto, paperback, with a color-illustrated cover. An important issue of the renowned Swiss art journal *Formes et Couleurs*, a publication founded and edited by André Held, who played a major role in promoting modern art, architecture, photography, and the decorative arts in the aftermath of World War II. This issue, richly illustrated with black-and-white and color reproductions, reflects the journal’s international outlook and brings together contributions devoted to the visual arts, design, photography, and major contemporary aesthetic movements. It notably features a remarkable photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson (“Washington: Where to Park Your Car?”), emblematic of the prominence given to modern photography in this leading publication. Condition: cover shows some scuffing, a few creases, and minor wear on the top and bottom edges and along the edges; interior is fresh, with paper slightly yellowed at the margins; a good copy for reference.