Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman- Jacqueline), 1962
Color Linocut on Arches paper, numbered edition of 50
mage Size: 25 1/4 in x 20 3/4 in (64 x 53 cm)
Sheet Size: 29 5/8 in x 24 3/8 in (75 x 62 cm)
Reference: Bloch 106, Baer 1279
Numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower right; printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, and published by Louise Leiris, Paris. This work is hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right.
Provenance: Christie’s, Prints and multiples, New York, 25-26, 2011; The Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco to Private collection, EU. (accompanied by copy of certificate from Weinstein Gallery)
PRICE: on request
Instead of using multiple blocks, for linocuts Picasso decided he would use one block and continue to carve into it, while inking the resulting images along the way. This way, he would only end up carving one block, and it would reduce the amount of errors created by carving multiple blocks inexactly. Picasso’s linocuts have consistently been some of his highest grossing works of art at auction. Three works in particular remain in the top for auctions in the past 10 years. Picasso began an intense period of linoleum cuts from 1958-1963.
