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Pablo Picasso 1881-1973
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- la colombe (b. 583)
- 545 by 697mm; 21 1/2 by 27 3/8 in
Lithograph, 1949, signed in pencil, numbered 6/50, on Arches wove paper, with full margins, a deckle edge at four sides, in good condition apart from very slight paper discoloration at edges and a faint foxmark in image, a short nick at right edge of sheet, glued to backing sheet at intervals along edges of sheet verso
Catalogue Note
This famous image was reproduced as a poster of the dove of peace after the end of the Second World War. It is a wonderful example of Picasso's mastery of the technique of lithography with the delicate use of subtle washes to create different shades of grey.