Pablo Picasso, Portrait d'Home à la Fraise, Linocut, 1962

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Color linocut on strong wove paper, realized in 1962. Image dimension: 53.2x39.2; sheet dimension 62.5x44.3 cm. One of the "épreuves … Read more Color linocut on strong wove paper, realized in 1962. Image dimension: 53.2x39.2; sheet dimension 62.5x44.3 cm. 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. Print 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 spanish nobleman, freely after el greco. Excellent condition, with very fresh colors and a truly fine impression. Ref. Bloch 1148; baer 1320/b/b/2. Prov. Arnéra printing house; galerie kornfeld. A striking linocut from picasso’s celebrated series of portraits à la fraise, inspired by the 17th-century tradition of spanish portraiture. Executed with bold, angular contours and dramatic contrasts of black, grey, and white, the work captures the psychological intensity of the sitter, framed within a rich red decorative border. This print exemplifies picasso’s inventive mastery of linocut, a medium he radically redefined in collaboration with printer hidalgo arnéra during the early 1960s. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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