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Pablo Picasso — Maison close, Degas avec son album, Célestine, trois filles, et un pouf Marocain (Brothel, Degas with his Album, Célestine, Three Ladies, and a Moroccan Pouf), plate 87 from Série 156 (Bl. 1942, Ba. 1951)
Pablo Picasso

Maison close, Degas avec son album, Célestine, trois filles, et un pouf Marocain (Brothel, Degas with his Album, Célestine, Three Ladies, and a Moroccan Pouf), plate 87 from Série 156 (Bl. 1942, Ba. 1951)

Pablo Picasso's plate 87 from Série 156 depicts a brothel scene with multiple figures, rendered through etching on BFK Rives paper. This work is part of Picasso's extensive series exploring themes of desire and human interaction.

Medium
Etching, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.

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Pablo Picasso, Maison close, Degas avec son album, Célestine, trois filles, et un pouf Marocain (Brothel, Degas with his Album, Célestine, Three Ladies, and a Moroccan Pouf), plate 87 from Série 156 (Bl. 1942, Ba. 1951)

Pablo Picasso's plate 87 from Série 156 depicts a brothel scene with multiple figures, rendered through etching on BFK Rives paper. This work is part of Picasso's extensive series exploring themes of desire and human interaction.

Medium
Etching, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Picasso, Series 156, Etching, BFK Rives Paper, Brothel Scene, Figurative

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