Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (40s-60s ) Pablo Picasso - Biography
Nature morte au crâne. 1948/49.
Etching and aquatint in colors and carborundum.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 150 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 43 x 62.5 cm (16.9 x 24.6 in). Sheet: 57,5 x 77 cm (22,6 x 30,3 in).
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière Paris around 1960 (with the blindstamp). Based on a painting from 1947 (Zervos vol. XV, no. 31). [KA].
• Complex print based on an original painting.
• Picasso uses a memento mori, a trope that has served as a reminder of death in art history since the Middle Ages.
• In terms of their scope, technical variety and expressiveness, Picasso's prints represent a significant part of his oeuvre..
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Galerie de la Colonne, Paris, in February 1984.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany.
Private collection, Southern Germany (2009, inherited from the above).
In good condition. Slight mount staining. Some minimal water stains and tiny isolated foxing spots.
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