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Pablo Picasso — Variation sur le Déjeuner sur l'herbe de Manet (Variation on Manet's Lunch on the Grass)
Pablo Picasso

Variation sur le Déjeuner sur l'herbe de Manet (Variation on Manet's Lunch on the Grass)

A signed and dedicated etching by Pablo Picasso responding to Manet's Lunch on the Grass, representing Picasso's dialogue with art historical traditions. This first state proof was published by Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris and reflects the artist's continued engagement with classical subjects.

Medium
Signed and dedicated 'Pour Yvés' in pencil, Baer's 1st state of 3 (a proof aside from the edition of 50 and approximately 20 artist's proofs), published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1963, framed.

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September 10, 2020

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Pablo Picasso, Variation sur le Déjeuner sur l'herbe de Manet (Variation on Manet's Lunch on the Grass)

A signed and dedicated etching by Pablo Picasso responding to Manet's Lunch on the Grass, representing Picasso's dialogue with art historical traditions. This first state proof was published by Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris and reflects the artist's continued engagement with classical subjects.

Medium
Signed and dedicated 'Pour Yvés' in pencil, Baer's 1st state of 3 (a proof aside from the edition of 50 and approximately 20 artist's proofs), published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1963, framed.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Variation, Manet, Etching, French Art, Pablo Picasso, Dedication, Modern Masters, Art-Historical

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