1943 After Pablo Picasso "Woman in a Hat", First Edition Period Parisian Offset Lithograph

Description

An excellent period offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Femme Au Chapeau" (Woman in a Hat, also known as … more An excellent period offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Femme Au Chapeau" (Woman in a Hat, also known as Woman in Gray, 1942) 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. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the piece, in French. Numbered on the board: X. Nearly excellent condition of the print with tiny losses of ink at the top left and lower right edges; the board shows tanning and some age and edge wear; never framed.

Overall 10.95"W x 14.90"H
Image 8.30"W x 10.30"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 specialized 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