Louis Marcoussis (1883-1941) Marcel Raval. Circa 1936. Burin. 155x230mm. Milet 173. Very fine proof, one of only 2 known from the definitive state, printed in blue on bluish-gray Ingres laid paper, before the posthumous edition of 1991. Full margins. Provenance: Artist's studio. Marcel Raval (1900-1956) was a French writer, poet and publisher active in Parisian artistic and literary circles between the wars. He is best known for having edited the avant-garde magazine Les Feuilles libres, which published texts and works by major artists and writers such as Cocteau, Picasso and Tzara. He has also written books on art and architecture, including a study of the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.