Prospectus and All Following Writings, Volume I and II

Jean Dubuffet, Prospectus et tous écrits suivants, Volumes I and II. Paris, Gallimard (NRF), 1967. First edition in the prestigious “Blanche” series. 8vo, original publisher’s paperback. Collection edited by Hubert Damisch with a foreword by the author. This second volume contains the ‘Quatrième Partie: Pièces critiques’, fundamental theoretical writings by the father of Art Brut. Dubuffet (1901–1985) was among the most influential artists of the 20th century, a theorist of spontaneous and anti-cultural art. His writings, collected in this definitive edition, constitute an essential theoretical corpus for understanding the postwar avant-garde. Copy in good condition with natural age patina; cover shows slight, uniform yellowing typical of Gallimard editions from this period.