1940s Pablo Picasso, étudier for Céramique, Céramiques De Picasso Print

Collotype and Lithograph on archival gloss finish paper (to resemble the finish of ceramic), archivally hinged on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Céramiques de Picasso, 1948. Published by Editions d’Art Albert Skira, Geneva; printed by Roto-Sadag, Geneva, 1948. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This album, containing eighteen color graphics of Picasso ceramics, has been completed to print on the presses of l’Imprimerie Roto-Sadag, in Geneva, on November 30, 1948. The cover, as well as the motifs of the supports, were designed especially for this album by the artist.

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor is one of the most recognized figures of twentieth century art. During his artistic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works using all kinds of mediums. He changed art more profoundly than any other artist of his time. First famous for pioneering cubism, Picasso continued to develop his art with a pace and vitality comparable to the accelerated technological and cultural changes of the twentieth century. Each change embodied a radical idea, and might be said that Picasso lived several artistic lifetimes.