Lot #1997: PABLO PICASSO - Dessins et Gravures de Maitres Contemporains - Color letterpress and collotype

 

Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 - 1973).
Title: "Dessins et Gravures de Maitres Contemporains [Maison de la Pensee Francaise]".
Medium: Color letterpress and collotype.
Date: Composed 1967.
Dimensions: Overall size: 25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (651 x 502 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower left. Edition of 1,000. Cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fair to good condition; creases; handling marks; still presents very well. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Cf. Bloch 870; Czwiklitzer 149 (1970 ed.); Czwiklitzer 168 (1981 ed.).
Comment(s): Poster created (and exhibition held) during Picasso's lifetime, with Picasso authorizing its printing. A scarce poster; no auction records in the past 25 years located. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [26986-5-800-NA]