Pablo Picasso, Le Goût Du Bonheur 1 (Cramer 148; Bloch 2013), 1970

Description

Lithograph and Silkscreen with grease crayon, lithographic tusche, lead pencil, and charcoal on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, … more Lithograph and Silkscreen with grease crayon, lithographic tusche, lead pencil, and charcoal on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Le Goût du Bonheur, 1970. Published by Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris; Carl Schünemann Verlag, Bremen; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York; printed by Guenther Dietz, Munich, Fall 1970. Excerpted from the folio, The re-creations in this Album were printed in the Fall of 1970 in the studios of Guenther Dietz, Munich, under the personal supervision of Pablo Picasso. They are in the exact size of the original drawings, and were produced through a unique process that employs the same type of materials as used by the artist, instead of the usual printing inks. Grease crayon, lithographic tusche, lead pencil, and charcoal are among the artist's matetials used in making the re-creations in this Album. The paper is handmade and is pure rag Vélin d'Arches. The etchings in the special Albums numbered 1 to 35 were pulled in the Ateliers Grommelynck, Paris. This Album comprises three of Picasso's studio sketchbooks dated respectively by the artist according to day, month, and year, as follows: 25.4.64 -20.5.64, 15.9.04-6,10.64, 8.10.64 - 9.10.64. This is the sole edition of re-creations that will ever be made of these hitherto unpublished drawings and three publishers have collaborated in its creation Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris Carl Schünemann Verlag, Bremen. The combined edition has been limited to 1998 Albums for the entire world, and these have been divided into three parallel but separate editions, one for each of the participating publishers, and each separate edition has been numbered from 1 to 666. Special Albums, numbered 1 to 35 in each edition, include an original etching signed by Picasso. Of this etching, one hundred twenty-five proofs have been pulled, with twenty reserved for the artist and his friends.


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. less