Sale: 447 / Modern Art II, June 08. 2017 in Munich Lot 156

 

156
Pablo Picasso
La Danse des Faunes, 1957.
Lithograph
Estimate:
€ 2,000 / $ 2,160
Sold:
€ 1,250 / $ 1,350

(incl. surcharge)
La Danse des Faunes. 1957.
Lithograph over ochre plate.
Bloch 830. Mourlot 291. Signed and with mirror-invertd date in print substrate. From an edition of 1000 copies. On wove paper by Arches (with watermark). 40.7 x 52.5 cm (16 x 20.6 in). Sheet: 48 x 64 cm (18,8 x 25,1 in).

Picasso's political position was always close to Communism, he joined the French Communist Party in 1944. Additionally, he financially supported the daily newspaper "Le Patriote de Nice et du Sud-Est". This lithograph was published for the newspaper's benefit.



156
Pablo Picasso
La Danse des Faunes, 1957.
Lithograph
Estimate:
€ 2,000 / $ 2,160
Sold:
€ 1,250 / $ 1,350

(incl. surcharge)