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Classical Modernism Picasso, Pablo
22 prints.
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244
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Classical Modernism Picasso, Pablo
22 prints.
See original version (German)
Estimate €1,800 - €2,400
Voluntary lot
Description
Classical Modernism
Picasso, Pablo
22 prints. Each a woodcut based on original drawings by Pablo Picasso, from: *Hélène chez Archimède*. Paris, Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, 1955. In dust jacket, with hardback cover and cardboard slipcase. – In very good condition.
Monod 10485. – Horodisch 322. – Johnson 162, no. 193. – Strachan 340. - One of 240 copies, of which only 100 Roman-numbered copies were released for sale. - The prints were produced at the instigation of Ambroise Vollard by Fequet and Baudier. The 22 woodcuts – 20 of which are full-page – were not carved into the blocks by Picasso himself, but transferred to wood by the specialist engraver Georges Aubert based on Picasso’s drawings, which places the work within the venerable tradition of ‘reproduction gravée’ whilst simultaneously raising the question of originality in the context of book art. Iconographically, the prints are situated within the sphere of influence of Picasso’s neoclassical phase of the early 1920s: The figures – oscillating between Helen and Archimedes – combine Ingres-like clarity of line with Cubist fragmentation and reflect Picasso’s lifelong engagement with ancient mythology as a canvas for Eros, reason and the body.
22 works. Each woodcut (engraved by Georges Aubert) based on original drawings by Pablo Picasso. Mounted on board, in a cardboard cover and cardboard slipcase. – Very good condition. – One of 240 copies, of which only 100 Roman-numbered copies were sold. - Printed by Fequet and Baudier at the instigation of Ambroise Vollard. One of 240 copies, of which only 100 Roman-numbered copies were made available for sale. - The print was produced at the request of Ambroise Vollard by Fequet and Baudier. The 22 woodcuts – 20 of which are full-page – were not carved into the block by Picasso himself, but were transferred to wood by the specialist engraver Georges Aubert based on Picasso’s drawings, placing the work within the venerable tradition of ‘reproduction gravée’ whilst simultaneously raising the question of originality in the context of book art. Iconographically, the prints are rooted in the creative energy of Picasso’s neoclassical phase of the early 1920s: The figures – oscillating between Helen and Archimedes – combine Ingres-like clarity of line with Cubist fragmentation and reflect Picasso’s lifelong engagement with ancient mythology as a canvas for Eros, reason and the body.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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