Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: School of Paris Gallery, Etchings from the '347 Series
Medium: Etching and lithograph on archival paper
Edition size: unknown
Print Size: 30.5 x 22.5 in.
Image size: 15.75 x 18.75 in.
Publisher: School Of Paris Graphics, Ltd.
"School of Paris Gallery, Etchings from the '347 Series" is a vintage original art exhibition poster re-created after an original etching by Pablo Picasso. Printed in 1975 using two print mediums - etching for the image area and lithography for the Picasso text and gallery text on archival printmaking paper, with deckled edge on bottom of sheet. Poster was produced to announce the New York City exhibition held from June 3-20, 1975 at the School of Paris Gallery showing Picasso's '347 Series of etchings, Bears the publisher's copyright text - 1975 Paris Graphics Ltd. on the lower left corner.
"School of Paris Gallery, Etchings from the '347 Series" is in good vintage condition, some age toning around margins, fold in lower left margin, embossed marking from etching plate visible around image area, strong black and white etched impression of male and female figures, never been framed or mounted.
Picasso's "School of Paris Gallery, Etchings from the '347 Series" presents an engaging abstract black line drawing portrait of Picasso as an older man holding his cane standing beside a well dressed, bearded dignitary figure; a wide eyed male face looks with curiosity as a plump baby boy sits cross legged in the foreground and a group of female nudes pose Picasso style!
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) was active/lived in Spain, France. Pablo Picasso is known for Cubist painting and printmaking.
Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism.
Picasso's sizable oeuvre grew to include over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs. He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art. At auction, a number of Picasso's paintings have sold for more than $100 million. The indefatigable artist has been the subject of exhibitions at the world's most prestigious institutions, from the Museum of Modern Art and Centre Pompidou to the Stedelijk Museum and Tate Modern.