Pablo Picasso, Vollard et son Chat, 1960

Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Title:Vollard et son Chat, 1960
Medium:Color etching and aquatint printed on Arches wove paper
Image Size:23 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in (60.3 cm x 45.1 cm)
Sheet Size:29 7/8 in x 22 1/4 in (76 cm x 56.5 cm)
Framed Size:approx. 33 3/4 in x 27 3/4 in (85.7 cm x 70 1/2 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil in the lower left margin; published by L' Atelier Lacouriére.
Signature:This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin.
Condition:This work is in good condition.
ID #w-5221

Historical Description

This bold, abstract work is striking in coloration and composition.  The subject, Ambroise Vollard (Saint-Denis, La Réunion, 1866 – Versailles, 1939), famous art dealer, publisher, and collector, is central to this piece, depicted in pastel shades of yellow and lilac-white.  Picasso places him against a soft aquamarine background, seated in a highly geometric chair of black and white.  Picasso conveys his subject in his renowned abstract style, placing Vollard in profile with his two eyes confronting the viewer head on.  In his arms, Vollard cradles a curious brown striped cat that appears with claws bared and legs upright, as if lying on its back.

Created in 1960, this original etching and aquatint printed in colors is from the print edition after an original oil on canvas by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973).  This piece is numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil in the lower left margin.  Printed on Arches wove paper and published by L' Atelier Lacouriére, this piece is hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Vollard et son Chat, 1960 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, this work is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.