Pablo Picasso was a prolific printmaker, producing over 2,400 original prints throughout his career in a variety of techniques. But until 1945, almost all of his prints were black and white, and only a handful of them were lithographs, a printmaking method that closely resembles painting, enabling artists to draw directly on a stone slab or metal plate. This ratio drastically changed when Picasso met the master printmaker Fernand Mourlot. In just under two decades, Picasso and Mourlot produced over 350 lithographs (many of them in color), experimenting with unconventional techniques like finger painting that pushed the boundaries of the medium.

Selected from the personal collection inherited by Marina Picasso, Pablo Picasso's granddaughter. After Pablo Picasso's death, his granddaughter Marina authorized the printing of these original lithographs which have come to be known as the Picasso Estate Collection The lithographs were meticulously created after the original works oil paintings watercolors pastels and charcoal drawings by Master Chromist Marcel Salinas who worked closely with Picasso in his lifetime.

Lithograph on Arches paper. Hand signed lower right by Marina Picasso and hand numbered lower left. From the edition of 500. Published by the Estate of Picasso (Marina Picasso) in conjunction with Jackie Fine Arts and printed by Chromist Marcel Salinas with blind stamps lower right and left margin. 'Approved by the heirs of Pablo Picasso' ink stamp on verso. Sheet size 28.5 x 21.75 inches. Image size 22 x 17.5 inches.

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Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.

About the Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Picasso melded forms he saw in African sculpture with the multiple perspectives he gleaned from Paul Cezanne, to produce Cubism. Not limited to painting, the artist also expressed himself through collage, sculpture, and ceramics. The artist was prolific up until his death on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, as well as institutions devoted solely to his life work, such as the Museo Picasso Málaga, the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, and the Musée National Picasso in Paris.