The Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Collection
Pablo Picasso
Profil de Jacqueline au foulard
Auction Closed
November 21, 09:32 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Collection
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Profil de Jacqueline au foulard
linoleum cut on offset fort paper
image: 21 ⅝ by 21 ⅝ in. 55 by 49.8 cm.
sheet: 26 ¼ by 20 ⅜ in. 66.8 by 50 cm.
Executed in 1955; this rare and important linoleum cut is one of only eight to nine impressions recorded by Baer (there was no published edition).
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York
Acquired after 1987 by the present owner
Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur, vol. IV, Bern, 1988, no. 1033, p. 372, illustration of another example
One of only a few impressions, this rare and important print represents Picasso’s first attempt at employing linoleum blocks for a significant work of art. Previously, he had only relied on the medium to create exhibition posters under the guidance of master printer Hidalgo Arnéra, from whom this work was acquired. Printed in 1955, this portrait depicts Picasso’s second wife and final muse, Jacqueline Roque. This relatively early portrayal celebrates her strength and demonstrates a forcefulness that later softens in his more delicate portraits of the 1960s.
