Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale
Lot 153:
Description
Keywords: Cubism movement, Modernist abstract expression, Mid 20th Century avant-garde, Surrealist influence, Post-war European modernism, Contemporary graphic art, Pablo Picasso style, Joan Miró style, Georges Braque style, Lithograph on paper, 20th century, Edition print, Bold color blocking, Abstract portrait style, Line drawing technique
NO RESERVE. Color lithograph after Pablo Picasso from the 1964 portfolio Le Gout du Bonheur, jointly published by Editions Cercle d’Art and Harry N. Abrams in an edition of 666. The work shows a stylized head rendered in bold, crayon-like strokes, with signature/date printed in the stone.
From the Estate of the former Vice President of Harry N Abrams, the leading publisher of large format art books.
Measurement: 12 7/8" x 9 3/4"
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