Musée du Jeu de Paume

Musée du jeu de paume, Paris May-June 1933, 19 x 25cm, stapled.

First edition of this exhibition catalogue illustrated with 24 black and white reproductions of the exhibited works. Foreword by Paul Valéry. Facsimile of the René Étiemble handwritten quotation about Chinese painting at the bottom of the title page. Cover slightly soiled, a snag in the centre of the first board, rust staining near the staples.

Exceptional autograph inscription signed by the painter Xu Beihong (nicknamed in French Ju Péon) on the title page: “à Monsieur Auguste Dupouy en hommage de sympathie Ju Péon Paris 1933” (“To Monsieur Auguste Dupouy as a tribute of sympathy Ju Péon P

Origines et développement de l’art
international indépendant
[Origins and Developments of Independent International Art]
Musée du Jeu de Paume | Paris 1937 | 16 x 25 cm | stapled
Rare first edition of the catalogue for this exhibition that took place at the Jeu de Paume from 30 July to 31 October 1937 at the initiative of a committee composed of Georges Braque, Jean Cassou, Mme Cuttoli, André Dezarrois, Paul Eluard, Henri Laugier, Fernand Léger, Louis Marcoussis, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Maurice Raynal, Georges-Henri Rivière and Christian Zervos.
Small sections of sun-exposure and marks on the margins of the boards.
This exhibition intends to embrace an