Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (40s-60s ) Pablo Picasso - Biography

Bacchanale au Hibou. 1959.
Linocut in colors.
Signed and numbered. Dated in the printing block. From an edition of 50 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 53 x 64 cm (20.8 x 25.1 in). Sheet: 62,5 x 74,5 cm (24,6 x 29,3 in).
Printed by Arnéra, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1960. [KA].
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• With his dancing figures, Picasso's work embodies joie de vivre.
• Harmonious composition thanks to the deliberate use of light and shadow.
• In 1954, Picasso discovered linocut printing while experimenting with different artistic techniques. He went on to create over 150 works using this technique.
• Picasso's prints can be found in, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the British Museum in London.
PROVENANCE: Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection (1905–1968), Wiesbaden.
Dr. Max Niedermayer Estate, Wiesbaden.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1979).
In family ownership since.
LITERATURE: Bernhard Geiser, Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé et des monotypes, vol. V: 1959-1965, Bern 1989, catalogue no. 1265 B a (of C) (illustrated)
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967, Bern 1984, no. 938 (illustrated).
In good condition. Slight mount stainign. With a tiny, superficial tear in the paper on the left edge of the sheet.
backside image.