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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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- £50,000 - 70,000‡♠
£77,400
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The complete set of 13 etchings, on Van Gelder paper, with full margins.
1931
all I. various sizes, largest 37.6 x 30 cm (14 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
all S. approx. 38 x 50.5 cm (14 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.), two vertical
all S. approx. 38 x 50.5 cm (14 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.), two vertical
All signed and numbered 48/99 in bistre ink, from the edition with wide margins before the reduction of the Bl. 94 copperplate (there were also 8 hors commerce sets lettered A-H and an unsigned edition of 305 with small margins on BFK Rives paper), published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, lacking the title page and paper wrapper, all framed.
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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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