Picasso. Dessins d'un demi-siècle - Catalogue by P. Picasso - 1956

1956

Original Title: Picasso. Dessins en noir et en couleurs. 15 Décembre 1969-12 Janvier 1971. Rare Catalogue of Pablo Picasso's exhibition held at the Louise Lei...

Hommage à Pablo Picasso is the catalogue of Pablo Picasso's exhibition of paintings held at the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (commonly known as the Grand Palais) in Paris, Novembe...

- lithograph in four colours on transparent transfer paper, composition reprinted on stone - 1000 copies for the cover of the brochure published on the occasion of the Picasso exhibi...

This exquisite collotype after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), from the portfolio Picasso, Carnet de la Californie, originates from the rare 1959 folio published by Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris. Printed by l'atelier de Georges Duval, Paris, under the direction of Charles Feld, this work forms part of the artist’s celebrated “California notebook,” a vibrant visual diary capturing his years in Cannes following his move to the villa La Californie. Executed during a period of intense creativity, the series reflects Picasso’s fascination with light, space, and the playful vitality of domestic and studio life. These lyrical compositions, reproduced with exceptional fidelity through the collotype process, reveal Picasso’s mastery of line, gesture, and spontaneity. Executed on velin d’Arches paper, this collotype measures 16.5 x 10.375 inches (41.91 x 26.35 cm). As issued, it is unsigned and unnumbered, consistent with the authorized 1959 publication format. This edition, printed in the fourth quarter of 1959, preserves the tonal precision, texture, and immediacy of Picasso’s original drawings from his Carnet de la Californie, one of his most expressive postwar graphic cycles. Artwork Details: Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Title: From Picasso, Carnet de la Californie, 1959 Medium: Collotype on velin d’Arches paper Dimensions: Paper size 16.5 x 10.375 inches (41.91 x 26.35 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Date: 1959 Publisher: Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris Printer: l'atelier de Georges Duval, Paris Catalogue raisonne references: Goeppert, Sebastian, et al. Pablo Picasso, the Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonne. Patrick Cramer, 1983, illustration 101. Picasso, Pablo, and Georges Bloch. Pablo Picasso, Tome I: Catalogue de L’oeuvre Grave et Lithographie, 1904–1967. 3rd ed., rev., Kornfeld et Klipstein, 1975, illustration 94. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1959 folio Picasso, Carnet de la Californie, published by Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris Notes: Excerpted from the 1959 folio (translated from French): "This album, entitled 'Carnet de la Californie', has a single limited edition and appears simultaneously in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States. The examples reserved for France are numbered from CI to MD. In addition, it was drawn from this album CXX examples, including C numbered from I to C, and XX out of commerce reserved for the artist and his friends. These CXX examples are each enriched with an original lithograph, signed by the artist, and a series of drawings on Arches paper. This 'California notebook', made in lithography under the direction of Charles Feld, was completed for printing in the fourth quarter of 1959 on L’imprimerie Duval for phototypy and on the presses of Mourlot Freres for lithography." About the Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art in the 20th century. Born in Malaga, Spain, he demonstrated prodigious talent from an early age and trained in Barcelona and Madrid before moving to Paris, where he became the epicenter of avant-garde innovation. Picasso pioneered Cubism alongside Georges Braque, explored emotional depth through his Blue and Rose periods, and continually reinvented his style across thousands of works in painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. His influence spans movements from Surrealism to abstraction, and his work remains central to global art history. The highest price ever paid for one of his artworks is approximately US $179.4 million for Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O) (1955). Pablo Picasso collotype, Carnet de la Californie Picasso, Picasso California Notebook, Picasso 1959 portfolio, Picasso Editions Cercle d'Art Paris, Picasso Georges Duval atelier, Picasso Mourlot...