Pablo PICASSO - Frontispiece, 1966 - A fantastic original large-size etching (Aquatint) by the Master!
Frontispiece, 1966
A fantastic original large-size etching (Aquatint) by the Master. Very scarce!
Printed on a double page on Vélin de Rives paper.
Dimensions:
+ Size of the sheet: 48 x 76 cm / 18,8 x 29,9 in.
+ Size of the side of the sheet with the aquatint: 48 x 38 cm / 18,8 x 14,9 in.
Condition: In excellent condition. May have some occasional soft handling creases or some minor stains at the edges. Image very clean otherwise, well-inked. Folded as published & printed on the right side of the sheet as issued.
Issued from the portfolio "Sable mouvant", illustrated with 10 aquatints by Pablo Picasso (please note that we only sell this plate and NOT the complete Art book). "Sable mouvant" is Pierre Reverdy's last poem, considered by the author himself as his poetic legacy. It was published posthumously through the eponym in-folio, in an homage from Pablo Picasso to his late friend. The Art book was published by Louis Broder in 1966, Paris.
The aquatints were engraved by the hand of Pablo Picasso himself, and printed by Crommelynck Workshop. All the engraving plates were scratched after printing, making impossible any modern re-edition. The text was composed by hand and printed by Fequet & Baudier.
Referenced in Cramer #136 ; Bloch #1183-1192.
A rare and beautiful edition by Pablo Picasso!
A COPY of the justification page, numbered 193/255 & hand-signed by Pablo Picasso can be provided upon request. The etching itself is unsigned & unnumbered.
Please note that the justification is printed on a different sheet, NOT on the back of the plate that you purchase.
Dimensions :
- Height : 48 cm
- Width : 76 cm
Pablo Picasso :
Pablo Ruiz Picasso is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
Born in Malaga in 1881, he arrives at Barcelona at 15 and makes his first exposition five years later. He established himself at "Bateau-Lavoir" studio in Paris (Montmartre) in 1904. His early paintings are classical at that time and divided by periods, the "blue period" (1901-1904) followed by the "pink period" (1904-1906).
Marked by new influences (Ingres, Cézanne, Gauguin) and new meetings (Matisses, Braques, Derain), Picasso's painting made a radical turn clearly perceptible in his "Demoiselles d’Avignon" (1906-1907). This geometrization which quickly became fragmentation, followed by Braque, announced the birth of Cubism. In this revolutionary artistic impulsion, the year 1911 is marked by the first "papiers collés" of the art History. His native Spain clearly influenced his works between 1930-1944. Affected by the Civil War, he awaked himself to militancy with "Guernica", 1937. A same anxiety can be felt through his parisian works during Second World War ("Still life with steer skull", 1942). His setting in the south of France and his membership to the Communist Party in 1944 gives way to hope in his painting ("La joie de vivre", 1946). Years 1950-1960 show the influence of contemporaries such as Matisse and great masters as Delacroix, Velázquez, Manet or David. He works until his death in Mougins, in 1973.
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