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After Pablo Picasso — Vénus et l'amour voleur de miel (d'après Cranach l'Ancien)
After Pablo Picasso

Vénus et l'amour voleur de miel (d'après Cranach l'Ancien)

This work, executed after Pablo Picasso's interpretation of a Cranach composition, 'Vénus et l'amour voleur de miel' combines Renaissance art historical references with Picasso's modernist sensibility. The piece demonstrates Picasso's continuous dialogue with art history through reinterpretation.

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Important Prints & Multiples: Part II

October 15, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 149

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After Pablo Picasso, Vénus et l'amour voleur de miel (d'après Cranach l'Ancien)

This work, executed after Pablo Picasso's interpretation of a Cranach composition, 'Vénus et l'amour voleur de miel' combines Renaissance art historical references with Picasso's modernist sensibility. The piece demonstrates Picasso's continuous dialogue with art history through reinterpretation.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Print, Monochrome, Reinterpretation, Bold, Cubism, Figure, Classical, Modern, Mythological, Spanish

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