1946 After Picasso "Femme Assise", Second Edition Period Parisian Offset Lithograph

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A period vintage offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Femme Assise" (Seated Woman, 1939) by Pablo Picasso. Comes from … Read more A period vintage offset lithograph, full-color print, after Cubist painting "Femme Assise" (Seated Woman, 1939) by Pablo Picasso. Comes from a Second Limited Edition of XVI pieces from Picasso's Cubism period, published by Les Editions du Chene in Paris, France in 1946. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Numbered on the board: I. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the piece, in French. Excellent condition of the print - no damage, no foxing; the board shows some tanning, foxing and edge wear on both sides; never framed.

Overall 11"W x 14.70"H
Image 8.10"W x 10.75"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. See less