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Coming face-to-face with Édouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe in 1932, Picasso was moved to scrawl his initial musings onto the back of an envelope, saying "I tell myself, tribulations for later". A man of his word, Picasso returned to the work for inspiration over two decades later, engaging with this captivating scene once more. Between 1954 and 1970, Picasso reimagined Manet's subject to build an extensive body of work that included 140 drawings, 27 paintings, 4 linocuts, and a number of ceramic plaques.
Édouard Manet, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, 1862-63, Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
Image: Photo Josse/Scala, FlorencePicasso’s Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe is an outstanding example of the artist’s fascination with looking back to his predecessors, innovatively altering the compositions of masters such as Rembrandt, Velázquez, and Delacroix. Manet similarly took inspiration from his antecedents, with Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1962-63) compositionally influenced by both The Judgement of Paris, an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1510-20), after Raphael, and Titian's Pastoral Concert (c. 1509). Through Picasso’s remarkable reconceptualization of the same subject, he inserts himself into the conversation between these master artists, whose work spoke to each other across centuries. In this instance, Manet's masterpiece is treated to a complete transformation, in both style and medium, but its essence is held true by Picasso, as he brings the subject to a modern day audience.
“Good artists copy; great artists steal.”
—Pablo PicassoThe present lot sees Picasso transform Manet’s famous scene into a ceramic plaque formed of clay, engraved, and painted in black. Picasso depicts three of the four original figures, reconfiguring their placement, size, and the compositional perspective. Arranged within a theatrical setting, the characters take the stage with trees as their backdrop, and a picnic as their prop. Instead of relying on depth and texture to build a picture with paint, Picasso reduces the image to its simplest forms. With solid outlines, and clear shapes, the artist echoes Manet, illustrating his female figures in the nude, whilst the male figure is clad in contemporary dress. To further accentuate this distinction, Picasso uses curved, shapely lines to depict his women, but angular, straight lines for their male counterpart. When Manet first exhibited his painting in 1863, shock and scandal erupted at the Salon des Refusées. The presentation of nudity in a conformist setting had never before been seen, and the artist faced backlash at his confident portrayal of social abnormalities. A century later, Picasso embraced this revolutionary idea, taking Manet’s subject and adapting it into his own style.
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Artist Biography
Pablo Picasso
Spanish • 1881 - 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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Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) (A.R. 517)
1964
Red earthenware rectangular plaque painted in black and engraved.
51 x 62 cm (20 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
Incised 'Exemplaire Editeur' and with the Madoura Plein Feu and Empreinte Originale de Picasso pottery stamps on the reverse, the 'publisher's' copy aside from the edition of 50.
Estimate
£50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
Sold for £6,985
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 130 (Face no. 130) (A.R. 479)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,255
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 202 (Face no. 202) (A.R. 495)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,795
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Pablo Picasso
Visage gris (Grey Face) (A.R. 206)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,890
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Pablo Picasso
Visage (Face) (A.R. 290)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,445
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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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Pablo Picasso
Toros (Bulls) (A.R. 161)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,286
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Pablo Picasso
Centaure (Centaur) (A.R. 102)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,048
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Pablo Picasso
Scène de tauromachie (Bullfighting Scene) (A.R. 393)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Pablo Picasso
Taureaux, Marli aux Feuilles (Bull, with Rim Decorated with Leaves) (A.R. 394)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,159
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Pablo Picasso
Corrida (Bullfight) (A.R. 182)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,334
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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 ♠
Sold for £7,620
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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 ‡♠
Sold for £21,590
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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 £19,050
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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 ‡♠
Sold for £7,620
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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 ‡♠
Sold for £16,510
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Pablo Picasso
Oiseau à la huppe (Bird with Tuft) (A.R. 173)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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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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Pablo Picasso
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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Pablo Picasso
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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Pablo Picasso
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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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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