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“Everything you can imagine is real.”
—Pablo PicassoOne early-January day in 1969, a delivery of art supplies arrived at Pablo Picasso’s studio in Mougins, a village just above Cannes. At the time, Picasso was living a relatively secluded life alongside his second wife, Jacqueline Roque, on the French Riviera, immersing himself completely in his artistic endeavours. The shipment of art supplies was contained in large protective panels of corrugated cardboard, which Picasso’s assistants casually lined-up against the studio wall. The blank, but textured packaging drew Picasso in, much alike freshly-stretched canvases that beg to be painted. On January 30th, Picasso could resist no longer and he painted a portrait on a piece of the corrugated cardboard. Over the next three months, he repeated this regularly, creating a series of 29 portraits in total, with the final painting dated May 7th, 1969.
Left: Rembrandt van Rijn, An Old Man in Military Costume, 1630-31, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Image: Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program
Centre: Thomas de Keyser, Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Fancy Ruff, 1627, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Image: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund, 2012.12.1
Right: Diego Velazquez, Juan de Pareja, 1650, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Fletcher and Rogers Funds, and Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from friends of the Museum, 1971, 1971.86The moustachioed figures who populate Picasso’s Imaginary Portraits are bedecked with ruffs, hats, wigs and more. Infused with nods to the past, the dandies of these portraits echo the art historical canon, particularly masters such as Rembrandt, Velazquez and Goya. Yet, Picasso invigorates the traditional genre with his quintessential post-cubist visual language, rendering the figures in bright colours and bold, gestural shapes. In their vivid hues of yellow, blue, pink and orange, the portraits evoke a playful sense of costume and caricature, as though Picasso is parodying art history, both adding to it and reimagining it.
Once complete, Picasso was delighted with the series and he sought out a master printmaker to reproduce the works as lithographs. Marcel Salinas, a respected Parisian lithographer, was asked to produce two trial proofs; these impressed Picasso so much that not only did he proceed to commission Salinas for the entire series, but he also decided that Salinas’ name should be published alongside his own, making him the only printer to receive such an honour. Two hand-numbered editions of 250 were produced, one for world-wide distribution and one for France. Once the print series were complete, the lithographic stones were destroyed and the original paintings on cardboard remained in Picasso’s possession.
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Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
1969
Four offset lithographs in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheets.
all S. approx. 65.5 x 50.2 cm (25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
All numbered 'A 187/250' in pencil, from the American edition (there was also a French edition of 250 marked 'F'), published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, all unframed.
Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,780
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Pablo Picasso - Paper and Clay: Online Auction
26 October - 2 November 2023
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 0 (Face no. 0) (A.R. 458)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,255
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 111 (Face no. 111) (A.R. 476)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 130 (Face no. 130) (A.R. 479)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 202 (Face no. 202) (A.R. 495)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Visage gris (Grey Face) (A.R. 206)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Visage (Face) (A.R. 290)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Picador (Bullfighter) (G.R. 92)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Corrida aux personnages (Bullfight with Figures) (A.R. 104)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
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Toros (Bulls) (A.R. 161)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Centaure (Centaur) (A.R. 102)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Scène de tauromachie (Bullfighting Scene) (A.R. 393)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Taureaux, Marli aux Feuilles (Bull, with Rim Decorated with Leaves) (A.R. 394)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Corrida (Bullfight) (A.R. 182)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 160)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Faune cavalier (Cavalier Faun) (A.R. 336)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Tête d'Histrion (Histrion's Head) (Bl. 1849, Ba. 1360)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,510
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Pablo Picasso
Yan bandeau noir (Yan Black Headband) (A.R. 514)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £6,096
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Pablo Picasso
Yan soleil (Yan Sun) (A.R. 516)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £5,715
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Pablo Picasso
Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) (A.R. 517)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Vase au décor pastel (Vase with Pastel Decoration) (A.R. 190)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,795
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21No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Personnages et cavalier (Figures and Horseman) (A.R. 540)
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡♠
Sold for £2,159
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Pablo Picasso
Visage de femme "Pomone" ("Pomona" Woman's Face) (A.R. 590)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £13,970
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Pablo Picasso
Petit visage barbu (Little Bearded Face) (A.R. 557)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,413
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Pablo Picasso
Neptune foncé (Dark Neptune) (A.R. 580)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £4,826
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,780
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £21,590
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £19,050
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): two plates
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,510
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Pablo Picasso
Chope visage (Face Jug) (A.R. 434)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,985
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Pablo Picasso
Sujet poisson (Fish Subject) (A.R. 139)
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Oiseau no. 76 (Bird no. 76) (A.R. 481)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Chouette (Wood-Owl) (A.R. 605)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Oiseau à la huppe (Bird with Tuft) (A.R. 173)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Taureau et picador (Bull and Bullfighter) (A.R. 369)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £5,080
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Pablo Picasso
Profil de taureau (Bull's Profile) (A.R. 317)
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ‡♠
Sold for £5,334
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39No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull under the Tree) (A.R. 159)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £1,651
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Pablo Picasso
Joueur de flûte (Flute player) (see A.R. 126-128)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Nature morte aux poires et au pichet (Still Life with Pears and Pitcher)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,430
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Pablo Picasso
Bouquet à la pomme (Bunch with Apple) (A.R. 307)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £3,810
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43No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Trois personnages sur tremplin (Three Figures on Trampoline) (A.R. 374)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡♠
Sold for £1,778
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Pablo Picasso
Danseurs (Dancers) (A.R. 388)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Pablo Picasso
Têtes (Heads) (A.R. 367)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,794
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Pablo Picasso
Profil de Jacqueline (Jacqueline's Profile) (A.R. 385)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,826
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47No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Sylvette (A.R. 266)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 •♠
Sold for £2,794
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Pablo Picasso
Sylvette (A.R. 267)
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ‡♠
Sold for £1,778
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Pablo Picasso
Grosse courtisane, avec une vieillard et un spectateur en costume (Large Courtesan, with an Old Man and a Spectator in Costume), plate 72 from Série 347 (Bl. 1552, Ba. 1568)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Couple nu posant (Nude Couple Posing), plate 174 from Série 347 (Bl. 1654, Ba. 1670)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Vieux clown avec une ravissante personne (Old Clown with a Lovely Person), plate 49 from Série 347 (Bl. 1529, Ba. 1545)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,302
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Grosse prostituée et 'mousquetaire' (Large Prostitute and 'Musketeer'), plate 175 from Série 347 (Bl. 1655, Ba. 1671)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,159
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Pablo Picasso
Pêcheur à la ligne (Angler) (A.R. 262)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,032
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Peintre, ou écrivain, avec deux femmes (Painter, or Writer, with Two Women), plate 157 from Série 347 (Bl. 1637, Ba. 1653)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Pablo Picasso
Visage de faune (Faun's Face) (A.R. 256)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Visage au trait oblique (Face with Oblique Line) (A.R. 588)
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡♠
Sold for £3,048
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Pablo Picasso
Visage (Face) (A.R. 243)
Estimate £500 - 700 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Couple posant pour un peintre en habit de cour (Couple Posing for a Painter in Court Dress), plate 214 from Série 347 (Bl. 1694, Ba. 1710)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,985
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59
Pablo Picasso
Mille et une nuits et Célestine: La jeune esclave (A Thousand and One Nights and Célestine: The Young Slave), plate 94 from Série 347 (Bl. 1574, Ba. 1590)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,985
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60No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Femmes à leur toilette, avec Degas rêvant (Women at their Toilette, with Degas Daydreaming), plate 84 from Série 156 (Bl. 1939, Ba. 1948)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £4,064
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