Georges BATAILLE, Pablo PICASSO
DOCUMENTS. Doctrines, archéologie, beaux-arts, ethnographie
Complete collection of the Surrealist magazine "Documents"
Documents|Paris 1929-1930 (nº 1 à 7, avril 1929 - décembre 1929 ; nº 1 à 8, [janvier] 1930- [octobre] 1930)|22 x 27.50 cm|15 volumes brochés
First edition, 15 issues in 15 separate installments, abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. Complete with the special issue "Hommage à Picasso" (No. 3, 1930) and the index for the year 1929, published as a separate 8-page stapled booklet.
Some spines slightly faded not affecting the text, occasional minor foxing along the margins of certain covers.
Complete series of this legendary and non-conformist magazine founded by Georges Bataille, which gave voice to "fields of art and knowledge unrecognized by official culture or considered controversial: popular literature, jazz, cabaret, advertising, everyday life" (Annie Pirabot), along with so-called primitive art and objects.
€10,000