Pablo Picasso, Mère, Danseur, et Musicien (Mother, Dancer, and Musician), 1959
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Signed Pablo Picasso, Original Color Linoleum Cut / Linocut, Mère, Danseur, et Musicien (Mother, Dancer, and Musician), 1959  |
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| Artist: | Picasso, Pablo (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Mère, Danseur, et Musicien (Mother, Dancer, and Musician), 1959 |
| Medium: | Original Color Linoleum Cut / Linocut |
| Image Size: | 25 1/4 in x 21 in (64.1 cm x 53.3 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 29 5/8 in x 24 5/8 in (75.3 cm x 62.6 cm) |
| Framed Size: | approx. 40 in x 30 in (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin |
| Edition: | From the 3rd State B Impression printed by Arnéra on Arches wove paper, published from the unnumbered edition (aside from the total edition of 50) by Edition galerie Louise Leiris, 1960 |
| Condition: | A bold impression in very good condition |
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Created in 1959, this original color linoleum cut has been printed from one block in black, brown, and beige. Published by Louise Leiris, Paris and printed by Arnéra, Vallauris on Arches wove paper out of the total edition of 50. Hand signed by Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin. This richly-colored, whimsical composition comes alive with movement and music through our three subjects: a Mother, a Dancer, and of course, a Musician. The colors are evenly balanced, the dual tones of the chocolate-brown complement each other well, with the black characters on the sides used to anchor the overall piece. Our Mother is seen on the left, swaddling her baby in a seated position while our Dancer is seen at the center and the main attraction of this work. Equipped with a pair of cymbals, the figure is suspended in motion, a pirouette-like pose which accents our Musician on the right who carries a dual-horned instrument creating the music that drives 2our scene. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Baer, B. (1989). Picasso, Peintre-Graveur Tome V Catalogue Raisonné de l’œuvre grave et des monotypes 1959-1965. Editions Kornfeld: Berne. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1254 on pg. 317 (IIIe état B). 2. Bloch, G. (1984). Pablo Picasso, Tome I Catalogue de l’œuvre grave et lithographié 1904 – 1967. Editions Kornfeld et Cie: Berne. Similar piece listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 929 on pg. 202. 3. The Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kramer Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1985). Picasso Linoleum Cuts. Random House: New York. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 38 (1979.620.25) on pg. 46. 4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Picasso: Sixty Years of Graphic Works. New York Graphic Society: Greenwich. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 340 on pg. 135. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | 20th Century Modern Art, Modern Artist, Cubism, Cubist |
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Biography of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
"Yet Cubism and Modern art weren't either scientific or intellectual; they were visual and came from the eye and mind of one of the greatest geniuses in art history. Pablo Picasso, born in Spain, was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture.
"He was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain - all in the years 1899 to 1904.
"Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles - realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and subjects focusing on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style is in Cleveland's Museum of Art, La Vie (1903), which was created in memory of a great childhood friend, the Spanish poet Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso's features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. Another outstanding Blue Period work, of 1903, is in the Metropolitan, The Blind Man's Meal. Yet another example, perhaps the most lyrical and mysterious ever, is in the Toledo Museum of Art, the haunting Woman with a Crow (1903).
"The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso's palette brightened, the paintings dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is in Washington, D.C., the National Gallery's large and extremely beautiful Family of Saltimbanques dating to 1905, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space.
"In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and fernale figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, almost like early Greek art. One of the best of these of 1906 is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette. Several pieces in this new style were purchased by Gertrude (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein.
Picasso enjoyed creating his art on many media. From paintings to etchings to ceramics, all of his works are a testament to his skills. There are even Picasso prints that are worth more than a unique original work since many of his prints are so amazing.
