La Célestine présente sa Pupillle; avec un Enfant au Rameau d'Olivier, from Series 347 (B. 1591; Ba. 1607Bb1)

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Pablo Picasso
La Célestine présente sa Pupillle; avec un Enfant au Rameau d'Olivier, from Series 347 (B. 1591; Ba. 1607Bb1)
aquatint, 1968, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 22/50 (there were also seventeen artist's proofs), published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1969, with full margins, some pale mount-staining, a small skinned area due to removal of old tape at the reverse sheet corners, otherwise generally in very good condition
P. 233 x 330mm., S. 362 x 470mm.

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The Series 347 contains several smaller series within itself, one of which is based upon the 16th century Spanish saga La Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, attributed to Fernando de Rojas. The tale concerns the machinations of an unscrupulous matchmaker Celestina and the tragic outcome of her attempts to unite two young lovers.

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