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Pablo Picasso
Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece) (Bl. 82-94, Ba. 123-135, C. Bks. 20)
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- £7,000 - 9,000‡♠
£6,450
Lot Details
The complete set of 13 etchings, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins, with text by Honoré de Balzac, title page and colophon, all bound in green and gold leather boards with gold printed author's name and title on the spine.
1931
all I. 19.3 x 27.8 cm (7 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.), two vertical
book 33.5 x 26 x 4 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
book 33.5 x 26 x 4 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Numbered '69' (printed) on the colophon, from the unsigned edition of 305 (there were also 35 hors commerce sets in Roman numerals and a signed edition of 99 with wide margins on Van Gelder paper), published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, printed in France.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish | B. 1881 D. 1973One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs.
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