Pablo Picasso Peintre au Travail avec Modele barbu at une Spectatruce assise en taillur (dal portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’), 1963 is a beautiful example of the artist’s skill in printmaking. This black and white aquatint and etching retains all the incredible details of Picasso’s hand markings. Picasso uses stark contrasts of light and dark to create an eye-catching composition that draws the viewer’s eye around the work. This aquatint and etching centers on a painter painting a portrait of a model, with a female figure watching from behind, sitting cross-legged. Picasso often created works of painters working in studios and this was a common subject for Picasso to explore. Picasso was intimately familiar with this environment and using dynamic shading and fluid lines, Picasso shows the viewer an insight into his world of creation through this print.

Created in 1963, Pablo Picasso Peintre au Travail avec Modele barbu et une Spectatrice assise en taillur (dal portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’) (Painter at Work with Bearded Model and a Spectator Seated cross-legged (from the portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’)), is an aquatint and etching. This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right. Numbered from ‘H.C.’ and out of the edition of 20 in pencil in the lower left.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Pablo Picasso Peintre au Travail avec Modele barbu et une Spectatrice assise en taillur (dal portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’) (Painter at Work with Bearded Model and a Spectator Seated cross-legged (from the portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’)), 1963 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. Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso, Tome I Catalogue de l’oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1067, Edition Kornfeld: Berne, 1984. Illustrated on page 237, reference number 1130.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Pablo Picasso Peintre au Travail avec Modele barbu et une Spectatrice assise en taillur (dal portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’) (Painter at Work with Bearded Model and a Spectator Seated cross-legged (from the portfolio ‘Les Bleus de Barcelone’)), 1963 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.

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If you are looking to sell Pablo Picasso Peintre au Travail avec Modèle barbu (Painter at Work with Bearded Model), 1963, Masterworks Fine Art is interested in acquiring important Picasso prints. This aquatint and etching depicts a studio scene through rich tonal contrasts and expressive linework. The example shown bears an “H.C.” designation in pencil in the lower left, aside from the numbered edition of 20, and Picasso’s hand signature in pencil in the lower right.

The value of your Picasso Painter at Work with Bearded Model print can depend on condition, provenance, signature, proof designation and current collector demand. An evaluation should confirm the impression’s relationship to the edition and distinguish an H.C. impression from a numbered example. The depth of the aquatint tones, etched detail, paper and margins should also be examined for fading, staining, trimming, repairs or restoration.

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