La Colombe (B. 583; M. 141)

Details

PABLO PICASSO
La Colombe (B. 583; M. 141)
lithograph, 1949, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 46/50 (there were also 5 artist's proofs), with full margins, occasional pale foxing, very pale time staining, occasional foxing on the reverse, in very good condition, framed
L. 21½ x 27½ in. (546 x 699 mm.)
S. 22¼ x 29 7/8 in. (565 x 759 mm.)

Provenance

Given to Mary Callery by the artist, then by descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

Fernand Mourlot, whose Imprimerie printed and published the great majority of Picasso's lithographs, describes La Colombe in his catalogue raisonné in the following terms:

'The composition is one of the most beautiful lithos ever produced; the mellowness obtained in the plumage...is absolutely remarkable. This plate gets the maximum of what can be obtained with litho ink utilized in wash drawing.' (F. Mourlot, Picasso Lithographs, Paris, 1970, p. 123).

For a note regarding the provenance of this lot, please refer to lot 232.

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