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Picasso Linocut Collection — Original 1963 Large-Format Lithographs


January 26th, 2018 — All Remaining Linocuts / Lithographs Reduced 75%!

An important collection of original lithographs of linoleum cuts (linocuts) by Pablo Picasso. Picasso worked in this medium extensively from 1958 to 1961. These lithographs were created for an unnumbered and unsigned limited edition in 1963 in Germany on heavy stock with incredibly rich colors (there was also an edition of these produced in New York in 1962). The Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris loaned Picasso's original linocuts for the creation of these lithographs. During this production, an additional 50 lithographs were created in large format and were hand-signed by Picasso and which can be found online priced between $26,000 and $180,000 per linocut. Only a rare few of these smaller lithographs were hand-signed by Picasso. The items offered here are the lithographs most sought after by collectors, second only to the numbered edition of 520 and the hand-signed group of 50. They are extraordinary in their creation, detail, and condition. They are regarded unconditionally as fine art and consistently appreciate in value.

"Between 1958 and 1961 Picasso made many linocuts, a process that he found hugely stimulating. Picasso invented the ‘reduction’ method, progressively cutting the same linoblock for each new colour, making it impossible to take any further prints from the original plates. In 1962, in collaboration with Picasso and Galerie Louise Leiris, new linoleum plates were made at 42% of the original size, and it was from these that the prints on offer here were made." The 1962 edition of this collaboration was produced in New York and the 1963 edition from this collaboration was produced in London. 

PLEASE NOTE: These are the original 1963 linocuts and not the later reissues of the 1962 or 1963 collection or those from 1988. Those offered here are far superior to any of the later editions, second only to the numbered collections.