Derriere Le Miroir Saul Steinberg Issue 205 1973

Paris: Maeght, 1973. Numbered . Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. DERRIERE LE MIROIR-- SAUL STEINBERG. Issue 205 of Derrière le miroir. Special Number: Oeuvres Exposees. Folio, 384 x 284 mm. 15 x 11 inches. With 3 lithographed plates by Steinberg. Folio, lithographed unsewn wrappers, as issued; spine-titled board chemise and matching slipcase with titled label. Number 118 of 150 copies on velin d'arches. Signed by Steinberg. Paris: Maeght, (1973) Fine condition except for moderate bump to spine head and with corresponding bump to chemise and slipcase. The limited edition is very scarce in any condition. Featuring original full color lithographs by Saul Steinberg (American, 1914 - 1999) and many black and white drawings and doodles. Text in French by Hubert Damisch. Nine single page color lithographs 11 × 15, six half page color lithographs 11 × 15, three double page color lithographs, and 15 × 22 original lithographic cover. Derriére le miroir was one of the premier fine art magazines of the 20th century. It was published between 1946 and 1982 (253 issues) by the French publisher and gallery owner Aimé Maeght who showed and promoted modern artists such as Bonnard, Matisse, Braque, Léger, Steinberg, Chagall, Bram Van Velde, Miró, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Ubac, Bazaine, Calder, Derain, Chillida, Tapiés, and others. Derriére le miroir was the result of Madame Maeght's passion for publishing and quickly became the catalogue for the exhibitions held at Gallery Maeght.