Lot 47: CLAUDE CAHUN

CLAUDE CAHUN Aveux Non Avenus . Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930. Quarto (220 x 170mm). 9 black and white photographs. Original printed paper wrappers (very minor light spotting on the bottom edge). FIRST EDITION. AN UNUSUALLY FINE COPY OF CAHUN'S FIRST BOOK -- one of only 39 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, containing THE ONLY SELF-PORTRAITS CAHUN PUBLISHED IN HER LIFETIME. With her subtle and exquisite explorations of masking and identity, Cahun's photography is an important influence for such modern artists as Cindy Sherman. 101 Books , pp.62-63; The Open Book , pp. 92-93; Regards à travers le livre 37.

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