Lot 123
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Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso

Le Cabinet particulier. Degas et une Fille, from Series 156 (B. 1935; Ba. 1944IIBb1)

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Pablo Picasso
Le Cabinet particulier. Degas et une Fille, from Series 156 (B. 1935; Ba. 1944IIBb1)
etching, 1971, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 12/50 (there were also fifteen artist's proofs), published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978, with full margins, generally in very good condition
P. 206 x 148mm., S. 328 x 251mm.
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Lot Essay

Degas is just one of several artists Picasso refers to either directly or indirectly in his later prints. His presence here and in other Seires 156 images (see the following ten lots) is connected to Degas' superb monotypes of brothels printed in the 1870s and 1880s. It seems likely that Picasso is alluding to Degas' rumoured impotence (he was not known to have had any romantic attachments) by depicting him as an observer rather than a participant. However, Picasso may also be alluding to himself.

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