Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Tzara, Tristan. Marcoussis, Louis. indicateur des chemins de coeur.

With 3 full-page etchings (one as frontispiece) by Louis Marcoussis. 27 unn. leaves. 4to. Orig. pink wrappers with front vignette, untrimmed. – Paris, Jeanne Bucher, 1928.

First edition of one of Tzara’s intimate works. One of 80 numbered copies on vélin d’Arches of a total edition 106. Interesting collaboration of Tristan Tzara with the Poland born artist Louis Marcoussis (pseud. for Markus; 1883-1941) who started his career in Paris influenced by Picasso and the Cubism before moving to a geometrical abstract way of art. It was Marcoussis to teach Joan Miró the etching techniques in the late 1930ies. – Lafranchis, Marcoussis, G. 47-49; Derouet & Lehni, Jeanne Bucher. Une galerie d’avant-garde, 1925-1946, p. 99, no. IV. – Nice copy. – Best.-Nr. 7436