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ARTIST: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
TITLE: Jacqueline en Mariée, de Face (Portrait of Jacqueline, Married)
MEDIUM: Original Etching & Aquatint
IMAGE SIZE: 15 ½" x 11 ¼" (39.37cm x 28.58cm)
SHEET SIZE: 18 ¼" x 14 ¼" (46.36cm x 36.2cm)
FRAMED SIZE: 38 ¼" x 34 ¼" (97.16cm x 87cm)
EDITION: From the 1st state of XVIII on vélin paper, one of only 5 known
examples of this print (none of which are signed).
CONDITION: This piece is in very good condition; an excellent, brilliant impression
of this scarce print. Minor conservation at extreme sheet edges.
PRICE: $79,500
DISCUSSION:
This stunning, rare work depicting Jacqueline Roque, Picasso's second wife,
is surely one of the artist's more beautiful and flattering portraits of his
many subjects. She appears to radiate an inherent glow and happiness that resonates
to those who view her, bearing an expression of utter peace and tranquility.
Created in Cannes, March 4, 1961, this piece is dated in the plate '24.3.61' in the lower right. Printed by Frélaut, this etching & aquatint features a defined plate mark with wide margins on vélin paper 'sans filigrane' featuring deckle edges on the top and bottom.
Picasso has skillfully perfected the art of highlighting and lowlighting through the medium of etching, manipulating shadow and integrating light with the delicate features of portrait to help raise her from the surface of the paper. This rich and velvety, atmospheric impression has been so meticulously etched and detailed, it has be heralded as one of Picasso's tour-de-force prints of this period. It is the fanaticism at which he attacked the plate which makes this 1st state impression virtually a unique proof.
A beautiful portrait of Jacqueline
Roque depicts her dressed for her wedding day, presumably to Pablo Picasso.
She was his second wife that would be the inspiration for the majority of his
works throughout his later years. According to writer and curator, Berta Sichel:
His exhaustive exploration into portraiture developed over six decades certainly
reflects the spirit, the mood, and the presence of all the women that ever crossed
through his life, whether enchantresses, lovers or wives. In varying degrees,
they nurtured his creativity and infused his art with innovation and audacity
(ArtNet Magazine).
DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully
documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation
with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work):
1) Baer, Brigitte. Picasso Peintre-Graveur - Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre
grave et des monotypes, Tome V 1959 - 1965. Listed and illustrated as cat. no.
1089 on pg. 53.
ABOUT THE FRAMING:
Conservation framed with museum quality, archival materials, this work is set
in a Baroque-inspired gold moulding. With bold external sculptural accents,
the undulating organic forms compliment the detail of this work. In addition,
the contrasting tones and highlights of the framework accentuate the deep tones
of the work. Completed with white linen wrapped mattes and a matching gold inner
fillet, this work is set behind archival Plexiglas.
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