Linocut on wove paper
France, 1939
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish Cubist painter and printmaker
Signed in crayon lower right ‘Picasso’
Numbered in pencil lower left ‘211/226’
From the deluxe edition of 40 Dessins de Picasso en Marge du Buffon
Published in 1957 by Jonquières and Berggruen, Paris
Bloch 326, Baer 1028A
Full margins with deckled edges; framed
Image dimensions: 6 ¼ x 8 in. (15.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Sheet dimensions: 14 ½ x 11 in. (36.8 x 27.9 cm.)
Overall dimensions: 22 x 19 in. (55.9 x 48.3 cm.)
Good condition
Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Portraying an abstracted squab, this linocut by Pablo Picasso demonstrates the boundaries of this printmaking technique. By using linoleum, the artist is able to create lines of varying thickness and directions, giving this work a strong sense of dimensionality. Picasso uses the medium to create multiple picture planes within one surface, using line to create form.

Executed in 1939, this linocut on wove paper is signed and numbered two hundred and eleven from an edition of two hundred and twenty-six. From the deluxe edition of “40 Dessins de Picasso en Marge du Buffon” the work was published in 1957 by Jonquières and Berggruen, Paris. With full margins and deckled edges, the sheet measures 14 ½ x 11 inches. Scattered pale stains in lower margins, slightest toning, otherwise in good condition.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by Primitivism and developments in the world around him, Picasso contributed significantly to a number of artistic movements, notably Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, and Expressionism. Along with Georges Braque, Picasso is best known for pioneering Cubism in an attempt to reconcile three-dimensional space with the two-dimensional picture plane. Picasso’s sizable oeuvre includes over 50,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs.

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