Pablo Picasso- La femme au Collier
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Title
Pablo Picasso- La femme au Collier
Medium
Original chalk-drawn lithograph in black ink on Arches paper (with Arches watermark)
Date
1947. Dated ’29.3.1947’ in reverse in the stone
Edition
‘Epreuve D’etat’ one of only 5 proofs reserved for the artist next to the numbered edition of 50
Signature
Hand signed in pencil
Numbering
Annotated ‘Epreuve D’etat’
Printer
Drawn and printed at the Atelier Mourlot, Paris, March 1947
Publisher
Galerie Leiris, Paris, 1947
Paper Size
65.5 x 49.8 cm
Frame Size
101.0 x 86.0 cm
Condition
In superb condition with very strong inking and still showing the faint traces of Picasso’s first sketched ideas. On pale cream Arches paper. Surface excellent. With the full, untrimmed deckled edges. Drawn virtually to the full sheet size, as issued.
Provenance
- G. Bloch, Picasso, L'oeuvre gravé and lithographié, n° 438 - F. Mourlot, Picasso Lithographe, n° 84 - Güse- Rau, Picasso lithographe no. 183
Frame
Framed, free floating, to museum standards in a handmade wooden frame with white gold and 99% uv- resistant museum glass