Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Title: Le Peintre et son Modèle
The painter and his model
Medium: Original Lithograph in 5 colours, (yellow, olive, green, red & black) , Vallauris 3rd March 1952 , on Arches watermarked paper, dated in the stone above left, signed by the artist in pencil, lower right.
Literature
Bloch, Georges. 1968-1979. Pablo Picasso, catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié, 4 vol. Berne: Kornfeld and Klipstein. (B:765)
Mourlot, Fernand. 1949-1964. Picasso lithographe, 4 vols. Monte Carlo: André Sauret, Editions du Livre. (M.262)
Mourlot Sale 1994 Lot 192
Mourlot Sale 2003 Lot 253
Edition: 30/50 There were also 6 printers/artists proofs.
Size: sheet 565 x 760mm (22 ¼ x 30in)
Note: The erotic theme of the artist and his model is one to which the artists turns again and again.
Printed by: Mourlot Freres, Paris, France
Public Collections: Pablo Picasso: Im Atelier des Künstlers (Graphikmuseum Pablo Picasso Münster, 28 August - 21 November, 2010). Catalogue: FitzGerald, Michael C. München: Himer Verlag. 2010. (207p)
Condition: In good condition with fresh bright colours.
