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Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881- 1973)

Pablo Picasso was never shy about depicting eroticism in his work. From his earliest drawings to his last series, sex in all its pathos, pain, humor and lust is a constant influence. Produced in a torrent at the age of eighty-seven Suite 347 was Picasso‚s penultimate series of prints made in collaboration with the master printers Aldo and Piero Crommelynck at their studio at Mougins, in the South of France. Completed between 16 March and 5 October 1968, the series was originally created as illustrations for Fernando de Roja's 1499 novel La Célestine illustrating the life of an ageing procuress. The subject matter, however, is more of human encounters, described by Picasso himself as ‘theatrum mundi' and was influenced by his own life, his art, and the art of other masters such as Rembrandt, Degas, Velázquez, and Goya. The result is a series of delicately drawn erotic encounters that are both touching in their humanity.


Vintage Picasso Exhibition Poster

September Fine Art and Antique Online Auction
Lot 207. "Toros en Vallavris" exhibition poster, ca.1955. 15 3/4" x 20".
50.00/100.00 Sold $264.50

Vintage Picasso Poster

September Fine Art and Antique Online Auction
Lot 208. Asian gallery exhibition poster. Photo-mechanical. 15 3/4" x 20".
50.00/100.00 Sold $184.00

Vintage Picasso Exposition Poster

September Fine Art and Antique Online Auction
Lot 212. "Vallavris" exhibition poster, ca. 1955, 15 3/4" x 20".
50.00/100.00 Sold $235.75

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction
Lot 189. Series 347, Bloch 1501, L21. Etching on paper, signed in pencil in the lower right margin, numbered 5/50 in pencil in the lower left margin, plate size approx. 12-1/4" x 16-1/4", with matting and frame overall 22" x 25-1/4".
4500.00/6500.00 Sold $8,165.00

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction
Lot 190. "La Femme Nue de Dos". Restrike, drypoint etching, signed in the plate, B 822, ca. 1956, matted and framed under glass, 14-3/4" x 10-7/8" plate size, 23-3/4" x 19" overall with framing. Published by Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Baltimore, MD. (Title on verso).
300.00/500.00 Sold $287.50