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Pablo Picasso — Homme Barbu Couronné De Feuilles De Vigne (Bloch 1088)
Pablo Picasso

Homme Barbu Couronné De Feuilles De Vigne (Bloch 1088)

This 1962 linocut by Pablo Picasso depicts a bearded man crowned with vine leaves, rendered in rich, layered colors characteristic of the artist's late printmaking practice. The work exemplifies Picasso's masterful command of the linocut medium, producing a boldly graphic image with strong outlines and vivid chromatic effects. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris and printed by Arnéra in Vallauris, this fine impression from an edition of 50 represents the mature phase of Picasso's experimental engagement with relief printing techniques.

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Linocut printed in colours, a fine richly inked impression, 1962, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 50, printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, on Arches paper, with full margins, sheet 634 x 446mm (25 x 17 1/2in) (framed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), after.  Les Saltimbanques, Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Colombe volant (à l'Arc en Ciel) (Bloch 712; Mourlot 214), Estimate: £3,

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 252

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Pablo Picasso, Homme Barbu Couronné De Feuilles De Vigne (Bloch 1088)

This 1962 linocut by Pablo Picasso depicts a bearded man crowned with vine leaves, rendered in rich, layered colors characteristic of the artist's late printmaking practice. The work exemplifies Picasso's masterful command of the linocut medium, producing a boldly graphic image with strong outlines and vivid chromatic effects. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris and printed by Arnéra in Vallauris, this fine impression from an edition of 50 represents the mature phase of Picasso's experimental engagement with relief printing techniques.

Medium
Linocut printed in colours, a fine richly inked impression, 1962, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 50, printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, on Arches paper, with full margins, sheet 634 x 446mm (25 x 17 1/2in) (framed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), after.  Les Saltimbanques, Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Colombe volant (à l'Arc en Ciel) (Bloch 712; Mourlot 214), Estimate: £3,
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Forum Auctions, London, UK

Related themes

Print, 20th Century, Mythological Subject, Etching, Classical Imagery, Male Portrait, Modernism, Expressionist, Spanish Artist, Bearded Man

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Richard Caswell, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Saul Beceiro Novo