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The scenes of 'Enlèvement' or kidnap in the 347 series belong to the larger theme of La Célestine; Picasso's imagination was fuelled by the episodes of abductions, gypsey camps, travelling actors and other images typical of this Spanish picaresque novel. By using steel wool to draw the figures and varnish to create a greyish-white tonality the scenes are given more mysterious energy and ghostly atmosphere.

Pablo Picasso

La Célestine. Enlèvement, from Séries 347 (B. 1570; Ba. 1586 Bb1)

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Pablo Picasso
La Célestine. Enlèvement, from Séries 347 (B. 1570; Ba. 1586 Bb1)
aquatint and etching, 1968, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 33/50 (there were also 17 artist's proofs), published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris, 1969, with wide margins, in very good condition
P. 167 x 207 mm., S. 283 x 335 mm.

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