Picasso artwork • prints & multiples • previously for sale La Célestine
Picasso
Málaga (Spanje) 1881-1973 Mougins (Frankrijk)
1881-1973
La Célestine
etching on paper 12.0 x 8.8 cm, dated 22.6.68 (mirrorwise)
Literature: Georges Bloch, 'Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié, Vol II: 1966-1969', Bern 1971, pag. 228, cat.nr. 1658; Fernando de Rojas, 'La Célestine', Editions de l'Atelier Crommelynck, Parijs 1971; Sebastian Goeppert, Herma Goeppert-Frank, Patrick Cramer, 'Pablo Picasso. Catalogue raisonné des livres illustrés', Genève 1983, pag. 358-359 (met afb.); Brigitte Baer, 'Picasso, peintre-graveur, Tome VI: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé et des monotypes, 1966-1968', Bern 1994, pag. 198-199 (met afb.) en pag. 2 (met afb.).
Exhibited: Tsinandali, Georgië, Alexander Chavchavadze House-Museum, ‘Once Upon a time in Holland. The young Piet Mondrian and the Masters who inspired him’, 1 mei-30 juni 2011.
Pablo Picasso can without exaggeration be called the most creative and versatile artist of the 20th century. In addition to his numerous paintings, he also manifested himself as a graphic artist, ceramist, draftsman, decor and costume designer and sculptor. His artistic talent came to light at an early age and he was admitted to the Madrid Academy for 16 years. In 1904 he settled in Paris, where in 1907 broke through with his cubist paintings. His work was sold by Heinz Berggruen (Berlin 1914), leading art dealer and friend of Picasso.
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