Lithograph. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 50 copies. On firm Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 66 x 53 cm. Sheet: 76,5 x 56 cm.
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• A particularly harmonious and therefore highly sought-after copy from the Faun lithograph series created on March 10, 1948, in Vallauris.
• Especially after 1945, Picasso’s graphic work reached its peak in terms of thematic diversity, scope, and technical mastery.
• The faun or satyr, as a mythological creature and a figure with whom the artist identified, is a significant and recurring motif in Picasso’s graphic work.
LITERATURE: Fernand Mourlot, Picasso. Lithograph, Paris 1970, CR no. 113 (with ill.). Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967, vol. I, Bern 1984, CR no. 520 (with illu.).

Private collection, Switzerland

Good overall condition. Browning and a light halo in the passe-partout cut-out. Isolated minor fox marks. The paper is smooth. The edges of the sheet are secured on the reverse with mounting tape, which extends onto the front.