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Revue artistique et littèraire. Paraissant quatre fois par an. ; Paris. Edition Verve. 1937-1960. 4to, 38 issues in 26 volumes. Publisher's boards or wrappers. A complete run of one of France's most famous art periodicals. Verve is renowned for the quality of its production (the lithography by Mourlot) and the breadth of subject matter, with contributions by Gide, Malraux,
Tagore, Vollard, Sartre, Joyce, Hemingway, Lorca, etc. No. 1 December 1937 Cover designed by Matisse from gouache decoupee. Lithographs by Leger, Miro, Rattner and Bores. No. 2 Spring 1938 (March-June) Cover designed by Braque. Lithographs by Kandinsky (2) and Masson (2). No. 3 June 1938 Cover designed by Bonnard. Lithographs by Chagall, Miró, Rattner and Klee. No. 4 January-March 1939 Cover designed by Rouault. Lithographs by Matisse and Derain. Nos. 5-6 July-October 1939 Cover designed by Maillol. Lithographs by Guys, Braque, Rouault, Derain, Leger, Bonnard (2), Matisse (2), and Klee. No. 7 April-July 1940 Les Tr?s Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Calendar. No. 8 September-November 1940 Cover designed by Matisse from gouache decoupèe. Lithograph by Bonnard. No. 9 October 1943 Les Fouquet de la Biblioth?que Nationale. No. 10 October 1943 Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Images de la vie de Jesus. No. 11 March 1945 Les Fouquet de Chantilly: Les Heures d'Etienne Chevalier. Vie de Jesus. No. 12 March 1945 Les Fouquet de Chantilly: Les Heures d'Etienne Chevalier. La Vierge et les Saints. No. 13 November 1945 'De la Couleur.' Special issue devoted to Matisse during the years 1941-1945: cover, title-page and frontispiece designed by Matisse from gouache decoupee. Nos. 14-15 February 1946 Jean Bourdichon. Les Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. No. 16 November 1946 Rene d'Anjou. Traitè de la Forme et Devis d'un Tournoi. Nos. 17-18 August 1947 'Couleur de Bonnard.' Special issue devoted to Bonnard during the years 1932-1947: cover and frontispiece designed by Bonnard. Nos. 19-20 April 1948 'Couleur de Picasso.' Special issue devoted to Picasso, cover specially designed by Picasso. Nos. 21-22 October 1948 'Vence 1944-48.' Special issue devoted to Matisse and his work done at Vence between 1944-48: cover and frontispiece designed by Matisse from gouache decoupee, and 40 designs specially made for this issue. No. 23 April 1949 Le Livre du Coeur d'Amour ƒpris du Roi Renè. Cover designed by Matisse. No. 24 April 1950 Contes de Boccace. Peintures du Manuscrit des Ducs de Bourgogne. With cover design and aquatints specially made for this issue by Chagall. Nos. 25-26 October 1951 'Picasso at Vallauris.' Special issue devoted to Picasso and his work done at Vallauris between 1949-51: cover and frontispiece specially designed for this issue by Picasso. Nos. 27-28 December 1952/January 1953 Cover design and lithograph frontispiece by Braque. Lithographs by Braque, Matisse, Laurens, Giacometti, Masson, Leger, Miro, Bores (2), Gromaire (2), and Chagall (Visions de Paris). The original lithographs in this issue are: Miro/1 double-page colour lithograph, Chagall/Series of 8 lithographs, 'Visions de Paris,' 3 in colour, 5 in black and white. Nos. 29-30 September 1954 'Picasso and the Human Comedy. A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso (Suite de 180 Dessins de Picasso)' Special issue devoted to Picasso and his work done at Vallauris between 1953-54: cover specially designed for this issue by Picasso. Contains 14 colour plates. Nos. 31-32 September 1955 'The Intimate Sketchbooks of G. Braque (Carnets Intimes).' Special issue devoted to Georges Braque, with cover specially designed by Braque. Contains 20 colour plates. Nos. 33-34 September 1956 Chagall 'Illustrations for the Bible.' Special issue of 29 original lithographs by Chagall: 16 colour, 12 black and white, original colour lithograph titlepage, and cover specially designed by Chagall. Nos. 35-36 July 1958 'The Last Works of Matisse 1950-1954 (Derni?res oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954).' Special issue devoted to Matisse, with 39 colour lithographs, 38 black and white, and cover specially designed by Matisse. The first lithographs were printed under the artist's direction in 1954. Nos. 37-38 July 1960 Chagall 'Drawings for the Bible.' Special issue of 24 original colour lithographs, 96 black and white reproductions, and cover specially designed by Chagall.