Good but fragile condition, distressed spine.
10″W x 14″H
Vintage VERVE Magazine No. 4 Circa 1939
$750.00
Copy of the fourth issue of Verve, a modernist Parisian art magazine published by Teriade between 1937 and 1960. First published in 1937, Verve was a magazine that attracted artists such as Henri Matisse to create cover art for the publication and included James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway as early contributors. Featuring a cover by Georges Rouault, this rare piece of literature is typically only found through European antique dealers
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