Lot 22 
22
Pablo Picasso
Nature morte au crâne, 1948.
Etching and aquatint in colors
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,720 Sold:
€ 13,335 / $ 15,735 (incl. surcharge)
Nature morte au crâne. 1948/49.
Etching and aquatint in colors and carborundum.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 150 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 43 x 62.5 cm (16.9 x 24.6 in). Sheet: 57,5 x 77 cm (22,6 x 30,3 in).
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière Paris around 1960 (with the blindstamp). Based on a painting from 1947 (Zervos vol. XV, no. 31). [KA].
• Complex print based on an original painting.
• Picasso uses a memento mori, a trope that has served as a reminder of death in art history since the Middle Ages.
• In terms of their scope, technical variety and expressiveness, Picasso's prints represent a significant part of his oeuvre..
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Galerie de la Colonne, Paris, in February 1984.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany.
Private collection, Southern Germany (2009, inherited from the above).
In good condition. Slight mount staining. Some minimal water stains and tiny isolated foxing spots.
Etching and aquatint in colors and carborundum.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 150 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 43 x 62.5 cm (16.9 x 24.6 in). Sheet: 57,5 x 77 cm (22,6 x 30,3 in).
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière Paris around 1960 (with the blindstamp). Based on a painting from 1947 (Zervos vol. XV, no. 31). [KA].
• Complex print based on an original painting.
• Picasso uses a memento mori, a trope that has served as a reminder of death in art history since the Middle Ages.
• In terms of their scope, technical variety and expressiveness, Picasso's prints represent a significant part of his oeuvre..
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Galerie de la Colonne, Paris, in February 1984.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany.
Private collection, Southern Germany (2009, inherited from the above).
In good condition. Slight mount staining. Some minimal water stains and tiny isolated foxing spots.
22
Pablo Picasso
Nature morte au crâne, 1948.
Etching and aquatint in colors
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,720 Sold:
€ 13,335 / $ 15,735 (incl. surcharge)
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