PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Lot n° 1195

PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A printed 8vo softcover copy of the exhibition catalogue for Picasso Paintings 1950-60 held at the Galerie Rosengart in Lucerne in the summer of 1961, featuring a brief essay in German and with sixteen plate illustrations (ten in colour) of Picasso´s paintings. To the title page Picasso has drawn a wonderful original bold purple and black crayon drawing of a bearded man´s head, boldly signing his name ( ´Picasso´) in black crayon immediately beneath the drawing and adding the date, 3rd February 1962, to the head of the page, also in bold black crayon. With the original printed paper covers featuring a drawing Picasso made especially for the exhibition catalogue. The title page is neatly detached from the binding, and some of the other inside pages are becoming a little loose. Some very light, minor age wear to the outer covers, about VG