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| Artist: | Picasso, Pablo (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Artist Painting Female Model, 1970 |
| Medium: | Original color offset lithograph on glossy wove paper |
| Image Size: | 61 1/2 in x 46 in (156 cm x 117 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 61 1/2 in x 46 in (156 cm x 117 cm) |
| Framed Size: | approx. 71 1/2 in x 56 in (182 cm x 142 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881- Mougins, 1973) in red crayon in the upper right. |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 100 in red crayon in the upper right; annotated '17.7.70 I' in black in the stone in the upper right. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition, a bright fresh impression. |
| Gallery Price: Item# 3987 | Sorry, this item is sold. Please visit the rest of our Picasso fine art collection |
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This awe-inspiring print is Picasso's largest graphic work, a truly tremendous piece in his artistic oeuvre. With its glossy finish and large size, this work instantly captures the viewer's eye. Two independent entities, a painter and his beautiful model, merge seamlessly and gracefully together in this monumental abstract figurative work. Outlined in thick, red lines, these two figures stand out against the shiny gold background. Perfectly exemplifying Picasso's ability to abstract the human form, this work encourages us to question the components of the two central figures. While we can gather that the painter, depicted in profile, holds a brush to a canvas with a sleeping nude behind him, the figures' limbs and faces appear elegantly distorted. The painter's hand cuts diagonally between the model's breasts, while the model's feet emerge from behind the painter, whose elongated face features a large nose and eye with a delicate mouth and vibrant blue hair. The entire work, though abstracted and created on a large scale, relays a sense of balance and harmony, displaying Picasso's immense skill as an artist. Created in 1970, this original color offset lithograph is hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881- Mougins, 1973) in red crayon in the upper right and numbered from the edition of 100 in red crayon in the upper right; also annotated '17.7.70 I' in black in the stone in the upper right.
1. Czwiklitzer, Christoph von. Pablo Picasso Plakate 1923-1973. Munchen: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1981. Listed as catalogue no. 357. 3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | Cubism, Blue Period, Rose Period, 20th Century Spanish Modern Master, Madoura ceramics of Vallauris, Vollard |
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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 unique original works.
