"Ceramiqués De Picasso" (Ceramics) 1948 True First Edition - Blues - Set of 3

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We were fortunate to obtain two complete copies of the rare, true First Edition (1948) portfolio of Picasso's ceramics prints. … Read more We were fortunate to obtain two complete copies of the rare, true First Edition (1948) portfolio of Picasso's ceramics prints. One copy we are selling complete, and the other we divided into sets of three prints. The offset lithograph prints have vibrant color, and are tipped mounted on a board bearing Picasso's design, with each print cut to the ceramic plate's shape, and bearing a high gloss finish simulating ceramic glaze. Published by Editions d'Art Albert Skira. Print board size: 15 x 11 inches; print size: 9-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches. Contact us if a different selection is preferred.

Per the Colophon: "This album, containing eighteen reproductions in colors of ceramics by Picasso, was completed on the presses of the Imprimerie E. Desfossés-Néogravure, in Paris, the Fifteenth of December Nineteen Hundred Forty-eight".

There is much confusion and/or mis-attribution regarding this portfolio. Only those printed in French bearing a 1948 date with a lithograph cover designed by Picasso and boards bearing Picasso's design are the true First Edition. We know of at least two other editions, printed in 1950 and 1955. Thus, if not printed in 1948, it is not the First Edition. If the text is in English, it is not the First Edition. In addition, prints tipped to plain boards without Picasso's design are not the First Edition. Being certain of the edition is critical as later editions are far less valuable than the 1948 true First Edition. See less