1943 Pablo Picasso "Femme Au Corsage Bleu", First Edition Period Parisian Lithograph

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A stunning First Edition period offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Woman in the Blue Corsage" (Femme Au Corsage … more A stunning First Edition period offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Woman in the Blue Corsage" (Femme Au Corsage Bleu, 1941) by Pablo Picasso. Comes from a First Limited Edition of XVI pieces from Picasso's Cubism period, published by Les Editions Du Chene in Paris, France in 1943. Art pieces for this portfolio were selected by Pablo Picasso himself. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork, in French, will be found by lifting the piece. Numbered on the board: II. Excellent condition of the print; the board shows two pin holes at the top corners, light tanning and age wear on edges; never framed.

Overall 10.95"W x 14.90"H
Image 7.20"W x 11"H

On the subject of the editor: Editions du Chêne, Paris 1941, it is an occupied Paris which witnesses the emergence, 16, place Vendôme, of the Editions du Chêne. A risky bet given that its 21-year old founder was called Maurice Kahane, an atheist Jewish man who would then adopt the name of his mother, Girodias. The Chêne specialised itself by the edition of art books and literature. The Editions du Chêne would become a branch of the Hachette group in 1951. The edition of art books would then adopt pride of place. George Herscher takes over the Hachette house with enthusiasm in 1971. less