Collage Dreams by Nusch Eluard

[Nusch Eluard.]

Nadada Editions. New York. 1978. First edition. Limited to 750 copies. Paperback, square 16mo; stapled illustrated wrappers. [16 pages.] 5 b&w plates. English. 102 x 102mm. 0.1kg. . Near fine; slight shelf wear to wrappers.

Nusch Eluard (1906-1946) is well-known as the wife and muse of poet Paul Eluard, and a model for Man Ray and Picasso. She was also an artist in her own right. Few books exist on her art so Collage Dreams, despite being small, is an important publication. Five of Nusch's surrealist photo-montages are reproduced. The collages feature nudes (probably Nusch), planets, fish and other organic objects. Scarcer than the limitation suggests.