Lithograph in colors after a gouache on wove paper
France, 1970
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Signed ‘Picasso’ and dated ’19.3.69 II’ on the stone
Numbered ‘A 201/250’ in pencil
Image dimensions: 65.7 x 50.5 cm, the full sheet
Very good condition
Pablo Picasso is considered the most important artists of the modern art, who has marked the art of the 20th century decisively

In 1969 Picasso created 29 colorful gouaches on cardboard, the ‘Portraits imaginaires’. During the following year he commissioned the lithographer Marcel Salinas to execute lithographs after these motifs under his supervision. The 29 motifs were published by the edition Cercle d’Art, Paris in two editions - for the American (A) and the French market (F) - of 250 numbered copies and some copies hors commerce each.

Condition:

The lithograph in colors is in very good condition with only soft creasing in the lower left corner. The image, printed to the edges of the full sheet measures 65.7 x 50.5 cm.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

The Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso created a body of work of about 50,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and ceramics. He studied at the Royal Academy in Madrid and at the Art Academy in Barcelona, where his father taught. 1901 Picasso had his first exhibition in a gallery in Paris, followed by numerous international exhibitions. The works from his Blue and Rose period, and the establishing of cubism along with Georges Braque were the beginning of his extraordinary artistic career. The paintings ‘Les Demoiselles d'Avignon’ (1907 and ‘Guernica’ (1937) belong to the most renowned works by Picasso and like no other influenced the art of the 20th century. Two museums, the Museu Picasso in Barcelona and the Musée Picasso in Antibes, were already established during Picasso's lifetime to show his oeuvre. Due to the diversity of his artistic expression Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous and outstanding artists of the 20th century. (fea)

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