Carmen's Carmen
Paris, the French Library, 1949; French Editors Gathered, 1964. In-4 in sheets, printed printed cover, canvas box-case.
Reproduction published by Louis Aragon of a truffled copy of the edition of Carmen illustrated by Pablo Picasso and published in 1949. The artist realized to accompany this reproduction 3 aquatints, a dry point and a lithography in colors.
Edition of 275 copies, this one of 245 copies on vellum paper Arches (No. 22), signed by Picasso and Aragon. The 3 aquatints and the lithography, formerly framed, are signed by the artist and justified; the dry point is missing.
Copy enriched with an autograph signed by the artist in pencil grease of different colors "For Lucien Verger, for his birthday and ours ... 21.11.64", a banner of paper bearing the words "Happy birthday "Jacqueline Picasso's hand, signed by the artist, and the LV monogram drawn in bold pencil on the first dish of the box-case.