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Famille de Saltimbanques (Family of Acrobats), c.1950
This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973)Soft-ground etching printed in black with a tan ground on cream Japon nacré, 1950. 492x410mm; 19 1/2x16 1/4 inches, full margins. An hors commerce impression, aside from the edition of 300. Signed and inscribed "H.C." in red pencil, lower margin. Published by Commelynck, Paris.
This simple and elegant rendition of an otherwise typical family portrait is anything but. A family of performers, actors, and entertainers are portrayed in this work, yet Picasso chooses to devote an equal amount of emotion and energy with each character, making this piece more equivalent to 4 works of portraiture. They are the perfect, nuclear family with dog in tow, however they also seem to be bogged down within their own, unique and individual worlds. This is a highly expressive, very moving work which any wife, husband, son or daughter could relate to.
Pablo Picasso Incredible Signed Etching
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