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Seymour Chwast Signed Print Pablo Picasso Portrait Art
Seymour Chwast Signed Print Pablo Picasso Portrait Art
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This is a large print by artist Seymour Chwast portraying the father of modern art Pablo Picasso. He is depicted as a Satyr, with horns on his head, and flute that balances the letters of his name. Satyrs are associated with fertility, and Picasso was certainly fertile in the body of art he produced. Artist: Seymour Chwast Title: "Pablo" Series: The "O" Series (in which every subject's name ends in the letter "o.") Sheet size: Each 30 x 43 inches Signature: Signed by the artist, in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered from an edition of 200 in pencil, lower left Condition: Excellent; slight ink smudge near upper right corner Certificate of Authenticity: IncludedPicasso's influence shows clearly in this portrait, yet Chwast maintains his own unique style in tribute to the great Pablo. Biography: * Seymour Chwast was born in New York, and studied illustration and graphic design at The Cooper Union. Paul Klee and Georges Rouault were some of his formative influences. The style he developed, with thick bold outlines, had a visual impact on the world contemporary art, design, and advertising. He founded Push Pin Studios to bring a new vitality to graphic design, with an emphasis on hand drawn illustration. His art found its way into posters, packaging, record-sleeves, magazines and children's books. His work has been exhibited in many fine institutions. Chwast and his studio were honored at the Louvre in Paris in a retrospective exhibition. His posters are in the permanent collection of New York s Museum of Modern Art, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of The Smithsonian Institution, and The Library of Congress. *
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