Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Le Repas frugal

Etching and scraper, 1904

Bloch 001; Baer 002 second state of two, II.b.1. (of II.c.)

An impression from the unsigned and unnumbered edition of 27 or 29 printed on Japan paper. There was also an edition of 250 on van Gelder paper.

Inscribed "Le repas frugal" in pencil in the lower middle margin, and inscribed "G.2b" in pencil in the lower left margin

Provenance

Private Collection, North America

Image Size: 46.2 x 37.8 cm (18.19 x 14.88 in)

Sheet Size: 59.9 x 50.8 cm (23.58 x 20.00 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1981-1973)

Tête d’homme moustachu

Linocut printed in colours, 1966

Bloch 1853; Baer 1851 only state, A (of C)

An 'epreuve d'essai' outside the signed and numbered edition of 125. There also was an unisgned and unumbered edition of 400 used by Madoura as a greeting card for the New Year of 1968.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 17.3 x 10.9 cm (6.81 x 4.29)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Jacqueline Lisant, de Trois Quarts

Linocut printed in colours, 1962

Not in Bloch; Baer 1294 first state of three, I (of III)

An impression printed in black on Arches. Baer records only one such impression of the first state and only two impressions in total of the first state, and six across all states however we know of seven impressions.

Inscribed by the printer, Hidalgo Arnéra '14.2.1962 / Tete de Femme / 1er état / essai noir sur fond blanc', in pencil.

Stamped in ink on the verso: 'Imprimerie Arnéra / Non Signé / Archives'.

Watermark: Arches

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 63.5 x 52.5 cm (25.00 x 20.67 in)

Sheet Size: 75.0 x 62.00 cm (29.53 x 24.41 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Portrait de jeune Fille, d'après Cranach le Jeune. II

Linocuts printed in colours, 1958

Bloch 0859, Baer 1053

An exceptional group of 11 working proofs and a final image of ‘Portrait de jeune Fille, d'après Cranach le Jeune. II’, Picasso's most sought-after linocut. This ensemble is particularly interesting because it is Picasso's most complex use of multiple linocut blocks, one for each colour, in contrast to the 'reductionist' method of making linocuts in several colours from a single block, which the artist later adopted.

Shown above is:

12. Baer's 'Superposition des plateaux', B.i (of C.b.). Printed in five colours.

Signed in pencil, outside the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris.

With an impression of the second state of 'Premier Plateau: le Bistre' on the verso.

Image Size: 64 x 53.4 cm

Sheet Size: 76.5 x 57 cm

Provenance

Archives of Imprimerie Arnéra

Private Collection, Switzerland

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Céret

Linocuts printed in colours, 1958

Bloch 1283; Baer 1048 only state, B.c.2 (of B.c.2); Czwikltzer 32; Art of the Poster 43

Signed in the plate.

From the editions of 875 on 'vélin' paper without a watermark (unsigned), printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Musée municipal d'art moderne de Céret.

Stamped in ink on the verso: 'IMPRIMERIE ARNÉRA / NON SIGNÉ / ARCHIVES'.

A fine impression with fresh colours and full margins all around. With soft, handling creases and almost innocuous ink strays margins; otherwise in very good condition.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 60.3 x 45.0 cm (23.74 x 17.72 in)

Sheet Size: 67.0 x 49.6 cm (26.38 x 19.53 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Nu assis

Linocut printed in colours, 1962

Bloch 1086; Baer 1330 second state of two, II.B.b (of II.B.b)

Signed in pencil.

'Epreuve d'artiste' of the definitive form outside the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris.

Watermark: Arches

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 34.9 x 26.9 cm (13.74 x 10.59 in)

Sheet Size: 62.7 x 44.1 cm (24.69 x 17.36 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Pique. III

Linocut printed in colours, 1959

Bloch 0920; Baer 1243, third state of three, B.b. (of C)

Signed in pencil.

'Epreuve d'artiste' of the definitive form outside the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris.

Watermark: Arches.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 53.0 x 64.1cm (20.87 x 25.24 in)

Sheet Size: 62.3 x 75.3 cm (24.53 x 29.65 in

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Maison Close: le Chocolat. I

Sugar-lift aquatint, etching, engraving and scrape, 1955
Not in Bloch; Baer 921 A (of B)

One of the only seven proofs of the first state printed by Lacourière, Paris; there was no edition of this subject.

Watermark: Arches.

Image Size: 49.5 x 64.6 cm (19.5 x 25.4 in)
Sheet Size: 56.6 x 76.2 cm (22.3 x 30 in)

£9,500

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

La Célestine

Etching with aquatint, drypoint and scraper, 1970

Signed in red crayon.

Numbered '4/9' and dated 'le 9.9.70.' in red crayon.

Watermark: B F K RIVES

Provenance

Estate of the artist

Paul Puaux (gift from the artist)

Sheet Size: 74.8 x 105.1 cm (29.45 x 41.38 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Couple debout

Linocuts printed in colours, 1959
Not in Bloch; Baer 1257 only state

An impression printed in 'blanc crème' over a purple background on Arches. Baer records only one to two such impressions, one of which is ours. The other impression is held by the Picasso estate.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Exceptionally rare subject.

Watermark: Arches

Image size: 52.6 x 64 cm (20.7 x 25.2 in)
Sheet size: 62 x 75 cm (24.4 x 29.5 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

'Sculpteur songeant, Modèle aux Cheveux noirs et Bol avec trois Anémones' from the 'Suite Vollard'

Etching, 1933
Bloch 177; Baer 330 only state, B.d (of B.d); S.V. 68; HP 329

Signed in pencil.

An impression from the edition of 260, also called the regular edition or the small margin edition, printed on vergé de Montval paper.

Inscribed '329' in pencil lower left corner.

Watermark: Montgolfier

Image size: 29.5 x 36.5 cm (11.6 x 14.4 in)
Sheet size: 45 x 34 cm (17.7 x 13.4 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

'Marie-Thérèse regardant son Corps sculpté' from the 'Suite Vollard'

Etching, 1933
Bloch 186; Baer 345 fourth and final state, IV.B.c (of IV.B.d.); S.V. 73; HP 334

Signed in pencil.

An impression from the edition of 50, also called the deluxe edition or the large margin edition.

Inscribed '334' in pencil lower left corner.

Image size: 26.7 x 19.3 cm (10.5 x 7.6 in)
Sheet size: 50.4 x 38.3 cm (19.8 x 15.1 in)

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Pablo Picasso (19881-1973)

Madoura

Linocut printed in colour, 1961

Bloch 1021; Baer 1271, second state of two, II.B.b (of II.B.b)

An impression from the edition of 71, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Madoura.

Stamped in ink on the verso, "Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé".

This subject was used as an exhibition invitation for Galerie Madoura 1961, but was also published in a numbered edition.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 10.0 x 22.0 cm (3.94 x 8.66 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

'Flûtiste et trois Femmes nues' from the 'Suite Vollard'

Drypoint and scraper, 1932
Bloch 144; Baer 258 only state, B.c (of B.d); S.V. 11; HP 301

An impression from the edition of 50, also called the deluxe edition or the large margin edition.

Inscribed '301' in pencil lower left corner.

Watermark: Montgolfier

Image size: 29.5 x 36.5 cm (11.6 x 14.4 in)
Sheet size: 38.6 x 50.3 cm (15.2 x 19.8 in)

£6,500

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

'Sculpteur et son modèle avec un groupe sculpté représentant un taureau attaquant des chevaux' from the 'Suite Vollard'

Etching, 1933
Bloch 0166; Baer 319 only state, B.d. (of B.d); S.V. 57

An impression from the edition of 260, also called the regular edition or the small margin edition, printed on vergé de Montval paper.

Inscribed in pencil '49 / 18'.

Watermark: Picasso

Image size: 19.4 x 26.6 cm (7.6 x 10.5 in)
Sheet size: 34 x 44.7 cm (13.4 x 17.6 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Tête de Garçon. III

Linocut printed in black, 1962

Bloch 1026; Baer 1290 second state of two, II.B.b (of II.B.b.)

Signed in pencil.

Dedicated in pencil 'Pour Arnera fils' that translates into 'For Arnera's son'.

Watermark: Arches.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 34.9 x 27.2 cm (13.74 x 10.71 in)

Sheet Size: 62.8 x 44.5 cm (24.72 x 17.52 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Femmes à leur Toilette

Linocut printed in black, 1956
Not in Bloch; Baer 1037 'Deuxième plateau: le noir' only state, A.dp.a (of B)

Printed in black on Arches. Baer records only one or two impressions in which the paper has been firmly pressed into the linoleum plate. This creates a relief in which each groove made by the gouge is inked and therefore can be seen.

Stamped in ink on the verso, "Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé".

Exceptionally rare in this form.

Watermark: Arches

Image size: 55.1 x 51.7 cm (21.7 x 20.4 in)
Sheet size: 75 x 62 cm (29.5 x 24.4 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Profil de Jacqueline I, II, III, IV

Linocuts printed in brown, 1956
Not in Bloch; Baer 1038-41, b (of b)

Four linoleum blocks printed in brown on one sheet. There was no edition. Picasso had the four heads printed on a single sheet. Baer records one to two such impressions. The artist also had one to two impressions of each head printed individually.

Stamped in ink on the verso: 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Of the utmost rarity.

Image Size: 50.5 x 41 cm (19.9 x 16.1 in)
Sheet Size: 67.5 x 50.2 cm (26.6 x 19.8 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Manolo Hugnet / Affiche pour le Musée de Céret

Lithograph printed in black, 1957

Bloch 1278, Mourlot 301

With the stamped signature.

One of the unnumbered artist’s proofs, before letters, outside the signed edition of 100, printed by Mourlot, Paris.

Inscribed ‘épreuve d’artiste’

Watermark: Arches

Image Size: 64.5 x 47 cm (25.4 x 18.5 in)

£2,500

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Picador et Torero attendant le Paseo de Cuadrillas

Linocut printed in colours, 1959

Bloch 0906; Baer 1231 second state of two, B.b (of C)

Signed in pencil.

'Epreuve d'artiste' of the definitive form outside the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris.

Watermark: Arches

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image size: 53.3 x 64.3cm (20.98 x 25.31 in)

Sheet size: 62.4 x 75.3 cm (24.57 x 29.65 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Avant la Pique. II

Linocut printed in colours, 1959
Bloch 0941; Baer 1224

A complete set of working states for this subject, including the finished state. Three impressions in all.

The last state is an 'Epreuve d'essai' of the definitive form before the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris. Baer records two such impressions, however a few more are known to us that must not have been seen by Baer.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Image size: 55 x 67 cm (21.6 x 26.4 in)
Sheet size: 60 x 70 cm (23.6 x 27.6 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)

Grenouille

Linocut printed in colour, 1959

Not in Bloch; Baer 1215 only state

An impression printed in vibrant green directly onto paper, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra.

Baer records two to three such impressions. There was no edition of this subject making it of the utmost rarity.

Inscribed '1956 - LA GRENOUILLE - LINOGRAVURE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' and signed in pencil by the printer.

Stamped in ink on the verso, "Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé".

With fresh colour and margins all around. Left margin with a deckled edge and with a couple of innocuous, tiny spots of black ink on the surface of the image; otherwise in perfect condition.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image Size: 22.3 x 16.5 cm (8.78 x 6.5 in)

Sheet Size: 33.6 x 25.5 cm (13.23 x 10.04 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Femme nue pêchant des Truites à la Main

Linocut printed in colours, 1962-63
Not in Bloch; Baer 1327 second state of three, II (of III)

A proof printed thinly in brown over a brown and a light brown background. Baer records three such impressions, only one of which is printed in brown.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Watermark: Arches

Image size: 53 x 64 cm (20.9 x 25.2 in)
Sheet size: 62 x 75 cm (24.4 x 29.5 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

L'Aubade avec Femme dans un Fauteuil

Linocut printed in colours, 1959
Bloch 0917; Baer 1232 second state of two, II.A (of II B.b)

'Epreuve d'essai' of the definitive form before the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris. Baer records three such impressions on 'vélin'. Since ours is on offset paper, at least one more impression must have been printed and not seen by Baer.

Exceptionally rare on this paper.

Stamped in ink on the verso, "Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé".

Image size: 53 x 64 cm (20.9 x 25.2 in)
Sheet size: 60 x 75 cm (23.6 x 29.5 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Exposition Vallauris 1963

Linocut printed in colours, 1963
Bloch 1300, Baer 1341 only state, A (of B.b); Czwiklitzer 50; Art of the Poster 20

Signed in the plate.

'Epreuve d'essai' of the definitive form on 'Roto Blanc' paper before the signed and numbered edition of 170 on Arches, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Association des potiers de Vallauris.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Note
Picasso produced an 'Exposition Vallauris' poster for the exhibition of ceramics in the town of Vallauris each year from 1951-1964.

Image size: 63 x 53 cm (24.8 x 20.9 in)
Sheet size: 75 x 62 cm (29.5 x 24.4 in)

£1,400

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Exposition de Vallauris 1962

Linocut printed in colours, 1962
Bloch 1299; Baer 1335 only state, B.b (of B.b); Czwiklitzer 48; Art of the Poster 22

Signed in the plate.

An impression printed in brown over a yellow background, outside the edition of 120 on 'Roto Blanc' paper, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by the Association des potiers de Vallauris.

Although printed on 'Roto Blanc' paper, this impression does not have the 'Hors Commerce' stamp recorded by Baer in the edition of 120 on 'Roto Blanc' paper.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Image size: 64 x 53 cm (25.2 x 20.9 in)
Sheet size: 75 x 62 cm (29.5 x 24.4 in)

£1,600

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Farol

Linocut printed in colours, 1959
Bloch 0945; Baer 1223 second and final state, II.A (of II.B.b)

A working proof printed in black and brown over a light brown background on 'offset fort' paper from before the edition of 50, printed by Imprimerie Arnéra and published by Galerie Louise Leiris.

Stamped in ink on the verso, 'Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé'.

Image size: 16.5 x 22.6 cm (6.5 x 8.9 in)
Sheet size: 33.5 x 51 cm (13.2 x 20.1 in)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Nu

Linocut printed in black, 1962

Not in Bloch; Baer 1316 third state of three, III (of III.c)

Stamped in ink on the verso "Imprimerie Arnéra Archives / Non Signé".

A working proof printed in black directly onto ‘papier ordinaire’ (thin paper, polished on recto and matt on the verso, not unlike poster paper). This impression has a large area of printing ink at the left edge of the image and left margin, perhaps from another plate. The purpose of this additional inking is not clear. Extremely rare in this form, Baer records no impressions printed in black only.

Watermark: Arches.

Provenance

Archives Imprimerie Arnéra

Image size: 63 x 27 cm (24.8 x 10.63 in)

Sheet size: 75 x 60 cm (29.53 x 23.62 in)

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