La Plage III

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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La Plage III
etching, on green tinted laid paper, 1932, Baer's Edition C, a proof aside from the edition of 50, printed by Frélaut, Paris, 1961, published by galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1981, with wide margins, time staining, a wormhole in the lower right image and upper right margin, otherwise in generally good condition
Image: 6 x 4 ½ in. (152 x 114 mm.)
Sheet: 11 ¾ x 8 3/8 in. (299 x 213 mm.)

Literature

Bloch 240; Baer 267

Lot Essay

On the evening of January 8, 1927, on a crowded Parisian boulevard, Picasso encountered the woman who would become his muse and lover for the next decade, Marie-Thérèse Walter. He greeted her with the famous line "Mademoiselle, you have an interesting face. I would like to make your portrait", and adding presciently: "I sense we will do great things together". So many works were made in celebration of her charms that it has been said that Picasso's creative output between 1927 and 1937 was a decade-long lyrical poem to Marie-Thérèse. This is one of many images of her from their beach holidays in the South of France.

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