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Pablo Picasso was not only the greatest painter and most innovative sculptor of the twentieth century, but he was also its foremost printmaker. He produced a staggering number of prints in every conceivable medium. Yet Picasso’s crowning printmaking achievement may be the linocut, a relief print of such a low technical barrier that it is accessible to almost anyone. If you have ever made a block print and experienced the carving and removing of portions so that a succession of colors can be preserved on the resulting print, it is a thrill to feel in your hand how Picasso created the image.
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<br>Buste de Femme au Chapeau was created in 1962 when Picasso was eighty years of age. Boldly designed and simply conceived, it remains today as a testament to his ever-restless nature and genius for expanding his repertoire. Printed in five vibrant opaque colors – yellow, blue, green, red – and black assembled on the strength of his unmatched graphic skill, it is a portrait inspired by his wife Jacqueline Roque. The assertive layering of color carries a visual impact similar to his paintings in oil. Considered by many collectors as his most important linocut, it was printed and published in an edition of 50. The colors of this particular print — an artist’s proof — are exceptionally fresh and strong.

Buste de Femme au Chapeau

28 x 22 3/4 in. (sheet size)

linocut in colors on Arches wove paper

The figures of Nues are freely developed around a central odalisque figure in a manner that suggests a theme that occupied Picasso as early as 1906 that of female indulgences within a harem setting. In describing his late drawings, Picasso noted that, “one never knows what’s going to come out, but as soon as the drawing gets underway, a story or an idea is born… I spend hour after hour while I draw, observing my creatures and thinking about the mad things they’re up to… It’s great fun, believe me.” Nues is evocative of that appraisal, a freewheeling frolic as only Picasso can achieve. Among the many poses, the abbreviated figure swimming in the pool is particularly charming.

11 1/2 in x 19 in

pencil on paper

PABLO PICASSO - Peintre et modèle - pen and India ink on paper - 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.

Peintre et modèle

9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.

pen and India ink on paper

PABLO PICASSO - Fumeur a la Cigarette Blanche - aquatint on paper - 21 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.

Fumeur a la Cigarette Blanche

21 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.

aquatint on paper

PABLO PICASSO - La Danse - white eathenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze - 12 1/2 x 15 in.

12 1/2 x 15 in.

white eathenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze

PABLO PICASSO - Portrait de Famille, Six Personnages - lithograph - 18 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.

Portrait de Famille, Six Personnages

18 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.

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