1948 After Pablo Picasso "The Soler Family" First Edition Period Parisian Lithograph, C. O. A.

Description

A rare large First Edition period offset lithograph print after painting "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe de la Famille Soler" (Lunch … more A rare large First Edition period offset lithograph 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 rare First Limited Edition of XVI pieces from Picasso's Blue and Rose periods, created while the great artist was still living, 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 plate. Numbered "V" in lower right corner of the board. Detailed, deep rich colors. Excellent condition - minor edge wear on the board, never framed. Notarized Certificate of Authenticity (COA) included.

14.80"W x 11"H Overall
11" x 8" H Image

Number of printed copies of the folio is unknown. According to different sources it was 500 or 1000 copies. I doubt they printed more than 1000 copies, simply because it was 1948, post-war time, and a very limited number of people could afford to buy the expensive high-end art folios.

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 specialised 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. less