Picasso Pablo Signed Original Linoleum Cut Linocut 1966 Start Price USD 19,500.00 Current Price USD 19,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, June 27, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Picasso Pablo Signed Original Linoleum Cut Linocut 1966' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Portrait d’homme (Head of a Man), from Notre Dame de vie (Our Lady of Life)Artist: Picasso, PabloMedium: Linoleum CutImage Size: 13 3/8 in x 11 in (34 cm x 27.9 cm)Sheet Size: 17 1/8 in x 14 3/4 in (43.5 cm x 37.5 cm)Framed Size: 33 in x 29 5/8 in (83.82 cm x 75.27 cm)Signature: The work is hand-signed in pencil by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in the lower right marginEdition: Numbered 44/150 in pencil in the lower right margin just below the signatureCondition: This work is in excellent, pristine condition  Description:This delightful and hilarious look into the character of this portrait reveals the comradery and friendship that Picasso had with the model.  Inspired in part by friend Edouard Pignon as well as the novel, Notre Dame de Vie, this lovely caricature is full of energy and excitement. Created in February 16, 1966 for writer Hélène Parmeline’s novel, Notre Dame de Vie, Picasso created a series of linocuts to illustrate this work published in 1966.  Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, this piece is numbered 44/150 in pencil in the lower right margin as well as hand-signed in pencil by the artist.        Picasso also seemingly drew inspiration from Parmeline’s husband, Edouard Pignon from who this piece draws a striking resemblance.  He had grown to be very fond of the couple, becoming close friends and confidants from the early ‘50s and onwards.  Expressive eyebrows, defined cheekbones, and a sly grin suggest this humorous rendition was an intimate and amusing homage to Picasso’s friendship with Pignon and Parmeline.  Its incredible detail and animated features bring the same liveliness and energy that the subject must have brought to Picasso’s own life.    Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It 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. Picasso Peintre-Graveur, Catalogue Raisonné de l’œuvre grave et des monotypes, Tome VI, Zurich, 1994. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 1848B on pg. 586.    2. Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso, Volume I: Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904 – 1967, Berne, 1984. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 1230 on pg. 1234.    3. Cramer, Patrick et al. Pablo Picasso The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Geneva, 1983. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 134.    4. The Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kramer Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Picasso: Linoleum Cuts, New York, 1985. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 108 on pg. 106.    5. Verlag, Gerd, and Hatje for the Kunstmuseum Basel / Bonn. Pablo Picasso Die illustrierten Bücher, 1996. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 134 on pgs. 166-7. About the Framing:Conservation framed with museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a gold, stepped frame with linear moulding and black accents.  The detailed engraving and line elements echo Picasso’s work in Portrait d’Homme, allowing it to serve as a complimentary feature to the piece.  Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover. Style: 20th Century Modern Art, Modern Artist, Cubism, Cubist Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. 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