Linocut in colors. Signed and numbered. Dated in the printing block. From an edition of 50 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 53 x 64 cm. Sheet: 62,5 x 74,5 cm.
Printed by Arnéra, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1960. [KA]. More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag Wiesbaden, will be offered in our auctions throughout the year.
- With his dancing figures, Picasso's work embodies joie de vivre. - Harmonious composition thanks to the deliberate use of light and shadow. - In 1954, Picasso discovered linocut printing while experimenting with different artistic techniques. He went on to create over 150 works using this technique. - Picasso's prints can be found in, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the British Museum in London.
LITERATURE: Bernhard Geiser, Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé et des monotypes, vol. V: 1959-1965, Bern 1989, catalogue no. 1265 B a (of C) (illustrated) Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967, Bern 1984, no. 938 (illustrated).
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