Picasso Pablo Signed Original Linoleum Cut Linocut 1962 Start Price USD 37,000.00 Current Price USD 37,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Friday, July 18, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Picasso Pablo Signed Original Linoleum Cut Linocut 1962' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Tête de Faune (Faun’s Head), 1962Artist: Picasso, PabloMedium: Original Color LinocutImage Size: 25 1/4 in x 20 3/4 in (64.1 cm x 52.7 cm)Sheet Size: 29 7/8 in x 24 3/8 in (75.9 cm x 61.9 cm)Framed Size: 45 1/4 in x 41 in (114.9 cm x 104.1 cm)Signature: This work is signed by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) in pencil in the lower right marginEdition: Numbered 26/50 in pencil in the lower left marginCondition: This work is in great condition; a bright, bold impression throughout  Description:Designed with bold, striking features and dark tones, this work captures our attention with the faun gazing out at the viewer in this large-scale portrait which contains an image of what appears to be Jacqueline obscured behind the white lines.  Portraying this mythological figure with a sensitive eye, Picasso uses a variety of line quality and tones which creates strong depth and texture to the piece. Created in 1962, this color linocut is from the 6th State of 6 and numbered 26/50 in the lower left margin (the total edition was approx. 75).  The first state of this work is solely a portrait of a young boy, which transforms into what looks like Jacqueline, and then finally becomes the faun by the 6th State. Published by Louise Leiris, Paris, this work was printed by Arnéra, Vallauris on Arches paper.      Depicting a bold and sensitive rendering of a faun, Picasso utilizes minimal white linear contours to work in contrast with the interior of the form and the background.  The delicate brown lines hatched within the faun are from the first state of this work, which is a portrait of a young boy that transforms into the appearance of possibly Jacqueline.  The softened effect of the face, hair, and upper chest of the original portrait contrasts with the vivid white lines which encompass the faun.  The duality of characters in this work plays with our notion of what portraits are possible of portraying, and begs to question whether the artist viewed the two subjects as one in the same.  With a solid black background, which gives a sense of depth to the image, the faun looks out at the viewer with a joyful countenance.  Using the mythological subject matter found in many of his works, Picasso gives the viewer a magnified view of a character that is typically illustrated on a smaller scale.  This large-scale portrait of a faun reflects importance and value Picasso placed on this image in tandem with the use of the boy and Jacqueline’s portrait, which has been found in many of the artist’s other works. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):    1. Bloch, Georges, Pablo Picasso Catalogue de l’oeuvre grave et lithographié 1904-1967, Tome I, 1984, listed as cat no 1094 on pgs 228-229.    2. Baer, Brigitte, Picasso Peintre-Graveur, Tome V, 1989, listed as cat no 1291, B.b.2 on pgs 384-386.    3. Lieberman, William S. and L. Donald McVinney, Picasso Linoleum Cuts, 1985, listed as cat no 77 on pg 77.    4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Picasso: Sixty Years of Graphic Works, 1966, listed as cat no 374 on pg 145.    5. Texas A&M University. The On-line Picasso Project. http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso/.  Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. OPP.62:056. About the Framing:Conservation framed with museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a monumental Spanish style frame with gold and black sculpted moulding.  The bright golds of the frame compliment the strong contrast in this work and the undulating ribbon details of the moulding compliment the organic shapes in the image.  Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Style: 20th Century Modern Art, Modern Artist, Cubism, Cubist Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. 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