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Picasso was not the first twentieth century printmaker to come under the influence of Cranach. The German expressionists also admired Cranach's anti-naturalism and primitivism as did the surrealists. The immediate stimulus for the variations on Cranach subjects may have been supplied by the preparation of a book on Cranach's nudes by Christian Zervos which was published in 1950.

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Venus and Love (after Cranach) 1st variation. (M. 182; not in B.)

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PABLO PICASSO
Venus and Love (after Cranach) 1st variation. (M. 182; not in B.)
lithograph, 1949, on Arches, Mourlot's only state, Mourlot calls for five proofs and the signed and numbered edition of 50, inscribed '182' '1e etat ND' in pencil in the lower right margin corner, with margins, the palest time staining, minor surface soiling mostly in the lower left margin corner, a ¾-in. diagonal tear in the center of the upper left margin, another smaller tear in the lower right margin corner, pale scattered foxing on the reverse, old glue remains and associated stains at the reverse of the upper, lower and left margins, skinning at the reverse of the extreme lower left margin edge (slightly showing through), otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 25½ x 13¾ in. (647 x 349 mm.)
S. 25¾ x 19 5/8 in. (653 x 498 mm.)

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