PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881-1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: The Artist’s Family | La famille, 1953
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Wove Paper
Paper size: 66 x 51 cm. / 26 x 20 in.
Image size 40.3x 27.8 cm. / 15.9 x 10.9 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
It was created by Picasso on 17th January 1953. It was printed by Fernand Mourlot in the same year.
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F. (2009). Picasso Project: Picasso. The Lithographic Work. Volume II. 1949-1969. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy.
Reference: Mourlot 235.
2. Bloch, G. (1971). Pablo Picasso: Tome I. Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Edition Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 738.
Condition: Excellent condition.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: Winged Bull Watched by Four Children, from: The Suite Vollard | Taureau ailé contemplé par quatre enfants: La Suite Vollard, 1934
Technique: Original Hand Signed Etching on Wove Paper
Paper size: 34 x 44.8 cm. / 13.4 x 17.6 in.
Image size: 23.7 x 29.7 cm. / 9.3 x 11.7 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right.
It was printed in by Lacourière in a limited edition of 250 impressions and published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
This is the 13th plate in La Suite Vollard, Picasso’s most important series of etchings, and was realised in December 1934.
Note: The Suite Vollard, created between 1930 and 1937, was named after its publisher, the French art dealer and critic Ambroise Vollard. Picasso and Vollard shared a close working relationship up until 1910; however, after this date Vollard was no longer Picasso’s dealer though the two continued to collaborate on publishing projects. In 1930, Vollard, encouraged by the success of two earlier ventures, ambitiously commissioned 100 plates from Picasso and by 1937 the plates were completed and given to master printer Roger Lacourière to print. The entire edition comprises 3 copies on parchment, 50 copies on larger format Montval paper (50 x 38 cm.) and 250 on smaller format Montval paper 44.5 x 34 cm.). Tragically, Ambroise Vollard died in a car crash on 22 July 1939 leaving the project temporarily suspended, until a greater part of the edition was purchased by the print dealer Henri Marie Petiet. After World War II, Petiet engaged Picasso to sign a certain number of sets, and this continued up until 1969 but ceased with the publication of the 347 Series. Hence, a large number of the prints from the edition of 250 remain unsigned.
Provenance: Galleria Dell’Ariete, Milan
Literature:
1. Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 229.
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 444.
Condition: Very good condition. The upper left sheet corner missing. Skilfully repaired tear in the upper sheet edge. Remnants of adhesive along the sheet edges, verso.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: The Lady with a Collar | La Dame à la Collerette, 1962
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Linocut in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 62.2 x 44.5 cm. / 24.5 x 17.5 in.
Image size: 53.2 x 39.4 cm. / 21 x 15.5 in.
Additional Information: This original linocut in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand signed in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left corner.
It was printed by Hidalgo Arnéra, Vallauris in 1959 and published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris in 1962.
The title of this work is as recorded in the catalogue raisonne by Georges Bloch; it is also known as “Portrait de Jacqueline à la Fraise” [Portrait of Jacqueline in a Ruff]
Provenance: Alan Cristea Gallery, London.
Private Collection, United Kingdom.
Literature:
Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-67, Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 1147
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 1320b
Condition: Excellent condition.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: The Workshop | L’atelier, 1927
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint on Wove Paper
Paper size: 47.5 x 59.8 cm. / 18.7 x 23.5 in.
Image size: 34.6 x 39.3 cm. / 13.6 x 15.5 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in red ink by the artist “Picasso” at the lower left margin.
It is also hand numbered in red ink from the edition of 150, above the signature.
It was published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris in an edition of 150 signed and numbered impressions in the 1927.
Note: Other impressions of this subject can be found in the collections of The McNay, San Antonio, Texas; The Portland Art Museum, Oregon; The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York and the Brooklyn Museum, New York.
Provenance: Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).
Georges Bloch (1901-1984).
Literature:
1. Bloch, G. (1968), Pablo Picasso: Tome II, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-67, Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 80.
2. Baer, B. (1990). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome I, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 121b.
Condition: Very good condition. A very pale band of mount staining in the margins.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: Masked Figures and Bird Woman, from: The Suite Vollard | Personnages masqués et femme oiseau: La Suite Vollard, 1934
Technique: Original Hand Signed Etching and Aquatint on Montval Laid Paper with Montgolfier Watermark
Paper size: 50 x 38 cm. / 19.7 x 15 in.
Image size: 24.8 x 34.8 cm. / 9.8 x 13.7 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and Aquatint is hand signed by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right.
It was printed in by Lacourière in a limited edition of 50 impressions on paper with large margins and published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris. There were an additional 250 impressions on smaller format paper.
This is the 24th plate in La Suite Vollard, Picasso’s most important series of etchings, and was realised on 19th November 1934.
With the Henri Petiet number “386” in the lower left corner.
The paper bears the Montgolfier watermark.
Note: The Suite Vollard, created between 1930 and 1937, was named after its publisher, the French art dealer and critic Ambroise Vollard. Picasso and Vollard shared a close working relationship up until 1910; however, after this date Vollard was no longer Picasso’s dealer though the two continued to collaborate on publishing projects. In 1930, Vollard, encouraged by the success of two earlier ventures, ambitiously commissioned 100 plates from Picasso and by 1937 the plates were completed and given to master printer Roger Lacourière to print. The entire edition comprises 3 copies on parchment, 50 copies on larger format Montval paper (50 x 38 cm.) and 250 on smaller format Montval paper 44.5 x 34 cm.). Tragically, Ambroise Vollard died in a car crash on 22 July 1939 leaving the project temporarily suspended, until a greater part of the edition was purchased by the print dealer Henri Marie Petiet. After World War II, Petiet engaged Picasso to sign a certain number of sets, and this continued up until 1969 but ceased with the publication of the 347 Series. Hence, a large number of the prints from the edition of 250 remain unsigned.
Literature:
1. Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 227.
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 441.
Condition: Excellent condition.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: Woman Reclining and Man with a Guitar | Femme couchée et homme à la guitare, 1959
Technique: Original Hand Signed Linocut in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 62 x 75 cm. / 24.4 x 29.5 in.
Image size: 53.2 x 64.2 cm. / 20.9 x 25.3 in.
Additional Information: This original linocut in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right margin.
This impression is an artist or printer’s proof aside from the standard edition of 50.
It was printed by Hidalgo Arnéra, Vallauris in 1959 and published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris in 1960.
The paper bears the Arches watermark along the upper margin.
The title of this work is as recorded in the catalogue raisonne by Georges Bloch; it is also known as “L’aubade avec femme endormie” [Aubade, with Sleeping Woman]
Literature:
Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-67, Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 916
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 1234
Condition: Good condition.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: Three Women Waking Up | Trois femmes au réveil, 1959
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Linocut in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 62 x 75 cm. / 24.4 x 29.5 in.
Image size: 53.2 x 64.2 cm. / 20.9 x 25.3 in.
Additional Information: This original linocut in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand inscribed in pencil “épreuve d’artiste”, at the lower left margin. This impression is one of 20 artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition of 50.
It was printed by Hidalgo Arnéra, Vallauris and published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark along the lower margin.
The title of this work is as recorded in the catalogue raisonne by Brigitte Baer; it is also known as “Trois femme” [Three Women].
Literature:
Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-67, Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 926
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 1248
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft handling creases in the margins. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973 Málaga 1881-1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: Reclining Man and Crouching Woman | Homme couché et femme accroupie, 1956
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Wove Paper
Paper size: 50 x 66 cm. / 19.7 x 26 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. It was created by Picasso on 18th April 1956 by applying crayon to zinc plate. It was printed by Mourlot in the same year.
Literature: 1. Mourlot, F. (2009). Picasso Project: Picasso. The Lithographic Work. Volume II. 1949-1969. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy. Reference: Mourlot 277. 2. Bloch, G. (1971). Pablo Picasso: Tome I. Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Edition Kornfeld et Klipstein. Reference: Bloch 797.
Condition: Excellent condition.
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish)
Title: The Grape Harvesters | Les Vendangeurs, 1959
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Linocut in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 62 x 75 cm. / 24.4 x 29.5 in.
Image size: 53.2 x 64.2 cm. / 20.9 x 25.3 in.
Additional Information: This original linocut in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
It was printed by Hidalgo Arnéra, Vallauris and published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark along the lower margin.
Literature:
Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-67, Bern: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 937
2. Baer, B. (1992). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome II, Catalogue Raisonne de l’OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 1241
Condition: Very good condition. very pale staining at the edges of the upper margin.
Picasso (1881- 1973) was introduced to art in his early childhood by his father who was an art professor at the Academy in Barcelona. Picasso´s early paintings from Paris are influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, Honoré Daumier and Paul Gauguin. An interest in Art Nouveau and Symbolism culminated in Picasso´s ´blue period´ in which he concentrated on the depiction of suffering, haggard, slightly anaemic people, reflecting the fin-de-siècle mood of pessimism. In Paris Picasso´s contact with innovative art circles led to a new and different style: the ´pink period´, which lasted from 1904 to 1906. The ´Demoiselles d´Avignon´ of 1907 mark the beginning of his Cubist period in which he exceeded the classical form. The works produced between 1909 and 1912 are considered analytically Cubist: The picture surface is divid
The ´Demoiselles d´Avignon´ of 1907 mark the beginning of his Cubist period in which he exceeded the classical form. The works produced between 1909 and 1912 are considered analytically Cubist: The picture surface is divid. The ´Demoiselles d´Avignon´ of 1907 mark the beginning of his Cubist period in which he exceeded the classical form. The works produced between 1909 and 1912 are considered analytically Cubist: The picture surface is divid