1948 After Pablo Picasso "The Soler Family", First Edition Period Offset Lithograph

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An excellent vintage period offset lithograph, full-color print, after painting "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe de la Famille Soler" (Lunch on … Read more An excellent vintage period offset lithograph, full-color print, after painting "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe de la Famille Soler" (Lunch on the Herb of the Family Soler, 1903) by Pablo Picasso. Comes from a First Limited Edition of XVI pieces from Picasso's Blue and Rose periods, published by Les Editions du Chene in Paris, France in 1948. Edition N269. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original painting, in French, will be found by lifting the piece. Numbered on the board: V. Excellent condition of the print; minor edge wear on the board; never framed.

Overall 14.90"W x 10.95"H
Image 11.05"W x 8.20"H

La Famille Soler painted in 1903 is considered as the earliest Picasso’s version of Le déjeuner sur l’herbe made by Manet. With the masterpiece La Vie, it is the only large format painting from the 1903-1904 Blue Period.

On the subject of the editor: Editions du Chêne, Paris 1941, it is an occupied Paris which witnesses the emergence, 16, place Vendôme, of the Editions du Chêne. A risky bet given that its 21-year old founder was called Maurice Kahane, an atheist Jewish man who would then adopt the name of his mother, Girodias. The Chêne specialized itself by the edition of art books and literature. The Editions du Chêne would become a branch of the Hachette group in 1951. The edition of art books would then adopt pride of place. George Herscher takes over the Hachette house with enthusiasm in 1971. See less