Lot 85
American (1864-1946)
'291' Magazine (Nos. 1, 2, 5/6) (1915)
Dimensions

largest: 18 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches

Signature

published by 291, 291 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Price Realized: $7,188
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description

with a single folio sheet announcing the opening of the Modern Gallery on October 7th, 1915, followed by 3 issues on heavy paper and illustrated with reproductions of artwork and typographical compositions by Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Maurice de Zayas, and others: No. 1, March 1915 Cover: 291 Throws Back Its Forelock by Marius de Zayas Page 2: How Versus Why, essay by Agnes E. Meyer Page 3: Voyage, calligram by Guillaume Apollinaire; One Hour's Sleep – Three Dreams, text by Alfred Stieglitz Page 4: 291, text by Paul B. Haviland Page 5: Oil and Vinegar Castor, drawing by Picasso; Simultanism, essay by Marius de Zayas Back cover: What is Rotten in the State of Denmark, drawing by Edward Steichen No. 2, April 1915 Cover: New York, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 2: Drawing, art work by Katharine Rhoades Page 3: "Mental Reactions", poem by Agnes E. Meyer; designed by Marius de Zayas Back Cover: Bellovées Fatales No. 12, music by Alberto Savinio Nos. 5–6, July-August 1915 Cover: Ici, C'est Ici Stieglitz, Foi et Amour, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 2: Canter, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 3: Portrait d'une Jeune Fille Américaine dans l'État de Nudité, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 4: De Zayas! De Zayas!, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 5: Voila Haviland, drawing by Francis Picabia Page 6: New York n'a pas Vu D'abord, drawing by Marius de Zayas

Frame Information

unframed

Provenance

Property from the J.B. Neumann Gallery

Condition

overall in good condition, with general toning throughout, minor handling wear to edges and corners, few minor spots of staining