Description
Original 1939 Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6 double-sided print. Recto presents André Derain’s color plate commonly titled Woman Peeling Fruit; verso is the Mathew B. Brady section opener with the vignette “The Valhalla of Broadway” and the printed list of photographs that follow in the issue. Period color photogravure/heliogravure as issued (ink on paper), not a modern reprint. Removed from the binding with the inner (gutter) edge and sewing nicks preserved; untrimmed with light, even border toning typical of Verve. Ready to mat and frame.
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From the landmark pre-war Verve “special double number” directed by Tériade, printed in Paris
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Desirable pair: Derain color plate on recto, Brady essay page with vignette and contents on verso
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True 1939 intaglio color printing; attractive margins and strong impressions
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Approx. sheet size 14 × 10¼ in (36 × 26 cm)
Please view all photos for margins, gutter, and condition details. Ships flat in archival materials.
