Property of Robert Mixson, St. Marys, GA

Description:

Pablo Picasso (French, 1881-1973), 'Vieux Marin et Jeune Prostituee Meprisant', Etching, pencil signed and numbered 42/50, depicting a man with pipe and woman with stockings and flowers in her hair, from Series 347 (B.1741; Ba. 1758), framed. Frame size: 28 1/4 in. x 22 5/8 in. According to the consignor this was purchased in France by a family friend who was an artist in the 1970s.

Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His use of form, color, and perspective profoundly impacted later generations of painters. Born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María de los Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain, his talent was cultivated early on by his father, the painter Jose Ruíz Blasco. Picasso went on to attend the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, he lived for a time in Barcelona before settling in Paris in 1904. Immersed in the Parisian avant-garde circles of Gertrude Stein, Picasso rapidly transitioned styles from Neo-Impressionism through his Blue Period and Rose Period. Picasso melded the forms he saw in African sculpture with the fractured compositions he admired in Paul Cézanne to produce the style of Cubism. Not limited to painting, the artist also produced collage, sculpture, and ceramics. The artist was prolific up until his death on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. (Artnet)

Measurements: Height: of plate 12 3/4 in. x Width: 7 3/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, not viewed out of frame, velvet mat on exterior with some waviness and surface staining.

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