Etching on wove paper
Complete title: Vieillard assis avec une Femme et Danseuse
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Signed ‘Picasso’ and numbered ‘12/50’ in pencil, in the plate inversely inscribed ‘3.8.68 IV’
Plate 239 from ‘La Série 347
Printed by Pierre and Aldo Crommelynck, published by the Gallery Louise Leiris, Paris 1969
Catalogue Raisonné: Bloch 1719, Baer 1736
Dimensions of plate: 17.2 x 26.1 cm, sheet dimensions: 28.6 x 37.9 cm
The depiction of the old man in the middle appears to be a satirical self portrait of the artist
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‘La Série 347’ is the most extensive of the graphic sets by Pablo Picasso. Picasso worked on it from March 16 to October 8. In the 347 prints he used the whole repertoire of intaglio printing: drypoint, engraving, etching and aquatint. In subject matters he deals in ‘La Série 347’ with all themes of his work under the new aspect of seniority and eros.

Condition:

The etching is in good condition consistent with age. The paper is slightly mat-stained. The upper and lower edges recto with a narrow strip of tape. The left margin with scattered slight spots, the corner lower left with a short, recto faintly visible crease (3.2 cm). The upper margin on the revers with traces of unfixed mounting

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

The Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso created a body of work of about 50,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and ceramics. He studied at the Royal Academy in Madrid and at the Art Academy in Barcelona, where his father taught. In 1901, Picasso had his first exhibition in a gallery in Paris, followed by numerous international exhibitions. The works from his Blue and Rose period and the establishing of cubism along with Georges Braque marked the beginning of his extraordinary artistic career. The painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) is one of the best known works of Picasso. Like his monumental painting Guernica (1937) no other work has marked the art of the 20th century. In honor of Picasso’s works, two museums, the Museu Picasso in Barcelona and the Musée Picasso in Antibes, were established during his lifetime. Famous for the diversity of his expressions, Pablo Picasso is one of the outstanding artists of the 20th century.

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