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Pablo Picasso Température 1960 The complete set of four drypoints from celluloid, on Arches paper, the full sheets, with text by Jacqueline Roque, minuscule, loose, one folded to make the front and back covers, 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.2 x 4.1 cm) signed and numbered 18/28 in pencil (from the total edition of 53), also signed in pencil with initials by the publisher, Pierre André Benoit, Alès.
Provenance Gift of the artist to the present owner Literature Georges Bloch 989-992 Brigitte Baer 1074-1076 Patrick Cramer books 104 PAB 363 Catalogue Essay Including: Marine, pour la couverture de "Température" (folded); Soleil levant; and Paysage avec un arbre et des oiseaux. "What is the matter with people why are they so chilly in their hearts? No sooner do they open them a bit than they close them up again at the slightest puff of air" Jacqueline Roque Température Read More Artist Bio Pablo Picasso Spanish • 1881 - 1973 Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso is known for his pioneering involvement in the development of Modernism and co-founding of the Cubist movement. He tirelessly investigated forms of expression with his pictorial vocabulary ranging from vivid naturalism to distorted abstraction, and his prolific output included painting, prints, drawings, ceramics and theatre sets. Endlessly curious, Picasso continually sought innovative creative avenues, experimenting with age-old printmaking processes (etching, lithography, linocut), each of which offered a distinct expressive opportunity of line, tone and mark-making. These graphic techniques, combined with Picasso's idiosyncratic motifs — mythological creatures, Spanish bullfighting scenes and portraits of lovers — resulted in an unparalleled body of printed works that could range from the spontaneously lyrical to the allegorically complex. View More Works