Lot Essay
La Célestine is one of the major works in Spanish literature, published in Burjos in 1499. The story is about Calisto who is passionately in love with Melibea, a chaste and closely chaperoned girl. He pays Célestina to act as matchmaker. Picasso was particularly attracted to the character of Célestina whose corruption knows no bounds. She often appears as a little old woman in erotic scenes and nocturnal abductions.
The etchings created for La Célestine form part of the famous 347 Series. The album contains the following Bloch numbers: 1507, 1529, 1540, 1541, 1558, 1559, 1563, 1564, 1573-1576, 1581-1583, 1587, 1588, 1592, 1593, 1596-1603, 1605-1607, 1616, 1617, 1625-1631, 1635-1637, 1648-1650, 1654, 1655, 1657, 1658, 1661, 1664, 1665, 1668-1670, 1690, 1691, 1694, 1727, 1729, 1733, 1749, 1751, 1754, 1762 and more
The etchings created for La Célestine form part of the famous 347 Series. The album contains the following Bloch numbers: 1507, 1529, 1540, 1541, 1558, 1559, 1563, 1564, 1573-1576, 1581-1583, 1587, 1588, 1592, 1593, 1596-1603, 1605-1607, 1616, 1617, 1625-1631, 1635-1637, 1648-1650, 1654, 1655, 1657, 1658, 1661, 1664, 1665, 1668-1670, 1690, 1691, 1694, 1727, 1729, 1733, 1749, 1751, 1754, 1762 and more