Picasso: The Italian Journey, 1917-1924

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1998. Cloth, 367 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Accompanies exhibition held at the Palaxzo Grassi. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Picasso Trismegistus: notes on the iconography of Harlequin, by Jean Clair; Picasso and the Italian scene, by Giovanni Carandente; The managers from Parade, by Maria Teresa Ocana; "moi/Hotel Vesuvio/Naples/chambre/114" (Picasso's Italian Carnets), by Brigitte Leal; Parade: an antinomical demonstration: Picasso grapples with Achille Vianelli's Scene popolari di Napoli, by Werner Spies; Depero and Parade, by Gabriella Belli; Picasso and Canudo, a couple of transplantes, by Gabriella Di Milia; Pompeian fantasy: a photographic source of Picasso's neoclassicism, by Anne Baldassari; Picasso and Italy: the last memories of his journey, by Ornella Volta; Picasso in Fontainebleau: the setting of Trois femmes a la fontaine (Three women at the spring, 1921), by Antoine Terrasse; Olga Koklova and dance, by Anne Baldassari; 1917-21: tracing Picasso's iconography from L'Italienne (The Italian woman) to Trois femmes a la fontaine (Three women at the spring), by Anne Baldassari; Polunin album, by Brigitte Leal; Selected critical writings, by Jean Clair.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.