Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Jacqueline à la Fraise, Lithograph, 1962

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Color linocut on strong wove paper. Image dimension 53.2x39.3; Sheet size 62.5x44.5. One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with … Read more Color linocut on strong wove paper. Image dimension 53.2x39.3; Sheet size 62.5x44.5. One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in Vallauris, verso with the stamp "Archives Arnéra / épreuve d'essai / non signée", signed by Arnéra. Proof outside the edition of 1963. This sheet was made from two linoleum plates: A. The border, which was later used for other sheets of the same size, always printed in a single colour. B. The plate for the head, printed in two different shades of grey, white, and black. Charming depiction of a noble Spanish lady, freely after El Greco. "Fraise" is the French term for a ruff. Ref. Baer 1321/B/b/2; Bloch 1147. Prov. Arnéra Printing Hourse; Galerie Kornfeld, Bern. Excellent condition. fresh in color and with a very fine impression. One of Picasso’s most iconic linocuts, Portrait de Jacqueline à la fraise captures the artist’s second wife and muse, Jacqueline Roque, rendered with a dramatic ruff collar reminiscent of 17th-century portraiture. Executed in bold black, white, and earthy red tones, the work demonstrates Picasso’s mastery of the linocut technique, which he explored extensively during the early 1960s with the printer Hidalgo Arnéra in Vallauris. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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