Women of Algiers in their Flat, 1st variation (M. 265; not in B.)

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PABLO PICASSO
Women of Algiers in their Flat, 1st variation (M. 265; not in B.)
lithograph, 1955, on Arches, Mourlot's only state, Mourlot calls for five proofs, there was no edition, inscribed 'M 265' in pencil in the lower margin, with margins, time staining, minor surface soiling and pale staining in the margins, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 11 x 13¾ in. (278 x 348 mm.)
S. 15 1/8 x 22¼ in. (382 x 564 mm.)

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This series of paintings and lithographs with The Women of Algiers as its theme was inspired by the paintings of Delacroix and conceived as a tribute to the recently deceased Matisse, Picasso's chief artistic colleague. When questioned about this series, Picasso remarked to Roland Penrose, "When Matisse died he left his oldalisques to me as a legacy and this is my idea of the Orient though I have never been there."

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