L’Arlequin et sa Compagne

"L'Arlequin et sa Compagne" is a vibrant collotype print created circa 1960 based on a work by Pablo Picasso, featuring the iconic commedia dell'arte figure of Harlequin alongside a female companion rendered in Picasso's characteristically bold and expressive style. Published by Guy Spitzer in Paris in a limited edition of 125 impressions, this substantial work measures over one meter in width and retains the artist's blue crayon signature and publisher's verso stamp. The print exemplifies the reproductive techniques available to modernist artists in the mid twentieth century, allowing Picasso's theatrical and playful imagery to reach a broader audience through the refined collotype process.