Pablo Picasso, Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968

Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Title:Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968
Reference:Baer 1846, Bloch 1856
Medium:Etching and aquatint on Rives paper
Image Size:9 in x 13 in (23 cm x 33 cm)
Sheet Size:15 in x 18 1/2 in (38.1 cm x 21.6 cm)
Framed Size:Approx. 26 in x 29 1/2 in (49.1 cm x 40.5 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower left.
Signature:This work is stamped by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in the lower right margin.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #W-6393

Historical Description

Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968 explores the use of blunt lines against a stark black background. The first thing that pops out upon first glance is the washed out easel on the far left. Its surface is extremly scratched out where the white contrast is almost blinding. Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968 presents itself a highly animated work in a simple layout. Our eyes glaze over to the tall figure of Piero Crommelynck in the left of the pictorial frame. We are able to see an extremely exaggerated human body that has an immediate animalistic presence. His arm calmingly sits atop his daughter’s head who stares directly at the audience. Her hands stretch out side by side in an open manner as if inviting the audience inwards. Like many other works by Picasso, there is an inclusive element that allows us to feel connected to his works.

Created in 1968, Pablo Picasso Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968 is an etching and aquatint on Rives paper. This work is stamped by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in the lower right margin and numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower left.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Pablo Picasso Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968 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 final sale of the work):

1. Baer, Brigitte and Geiser, Bernhard. Picasso Peintre-Graveur, Tome VI 1966 – 1968, Berne: Edition Kornfeld, 1992. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1846.
2. Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso, Tome IV Catalogue de l’oeuvre grave et lithographie 1970-1972, Berne: Edition Kornfeld, 1984.  Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1856.
3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Pablo Pablo Piero Crommelynck Avec Sa Femme Et Sa Fille Dans L'Atelier II (Piero Crommelynck With His Wife And His Girl In The Workshop II), 1968 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.