Pablo Picasso, after.
Les Saltimbanques
"Les Saltimbanques" is a colored etching with aquatint created by Picasso in 1922 and expertly printed by the renowned printer Jacques Villon in Paris. The work, published by the prestigious Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, exemplifies the artist's continued fascination with circus performers and the bohemian themes that characterized his Rose Period aesthetic. This impressively scaled print, measuring 624 by 440 millimeters, demonstrates Picasso's mastery of the printmaking medium and remains a significant example of his graphic work from the early 1920s.
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- Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 1922, signed in pencil, printed by Jacques Villon, Paris, published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, on wove paper, with margins, sheet 624 x 440mm (24 1/2 x 17 1/4in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Tulipe Crudeliter Basiantes (Field 72-7E; M&L 550), Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) 8 plates, from La Chapelle Saint-Pierre de Villefranche-sur-Mer, Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, Pab
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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026
March 31, 2026
Lot 248
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