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Property from an Important Private Collection, Vermont

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Pablo Picasso

Two works: (i) Tête de femme fond noir; (ii) Tête de femme stylisée fond noir

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000
$19,350
Lot Details
lithograph
(i) numbered “43/50” lower left; signed "Picasso" lower right
(ii) numbered “39/50” lower left; signed "Picasso" lower right
each image 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (34.9 x 25.7 cm)
each sheet 17 3/8 x 13 in. (44.1 x 33 cm)
(i) Executed in November 1945, this work is number 43 from an edition of 50, plus 18 artist’s proofs.
(ii) Executed in November 1945, this work is number 39 from an edition of 50, plus 18 artist’s proofs.

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Pablo Picasso

Spanish | B. 1881 D. 1973
One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs. 
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