Envelope addressed to Jean Badovici
Ink on paper envelope
3 1/4 × 6 3/8" (8.3 × 16.2 cm)
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Christian Zervos
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Christian Zervos was a French art historian, publisher, and curator who fundamentally shaped modern art documentation through his editorial work. Founder of Cahiers d'Art, the influential modernist journal launched in 1926, he championed avant-garde practice and produced the first comprehensive catalogues raisonnés of major twentieth-century artists including Picasso and Miró. His publishing enterprise established the critical and archival infrastructure through which modernism was codified and transmitted to subsequent generations.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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