Pablo Picasso, Carnival Clown, 1964 |
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| Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Carnival Clown, 1964 |
| Medium: | Original Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 25 in x 19.5 in (63.5 cm x 49.5 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 30 in x 24 in (76.2 cm x 61 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 42.5 in x 34.5 in (107.95 cm x 87.63 cm) |
| Signature: | This work is signed by Picasso in blue crayon in the lower right |
| Condition: | This work is in great condition, the colors are rich and saturated! |
| ID # | w-1993 |
Created in 1964, this color lithograph is printed on BFK Rives wove paper and based on an original work done in colored pencil from the same year. Featured on the cover for the French newspaper, Le Patriote for their January 1964 issue. Hand signed in the lower right margin by Pablo Picasso in green crayon, this work is lettered E.A. in pencil in the lower left margin.
The large scale of this piece, coupled with vivid color and rich details, combines to create a spectacular work! The painterly quality of this piece is most clearly evident in the gentle detailing around the face of the clown. Brilliantly colored with vibrantly saturated hues, this work captures the essence of the artists use of divided light and pure color. Executed in a portrait-style manner, this piece is light and refreshing, jovial and contemplative it delights our senses and enchants our imaginations. This work is in wonderful condition with rich and saturated colors. Full of luminous and vivid colors, Carnival Clown depicts a clown in a mythic and nymph-like environment. Filled with ethereal details and organic elements, this piece embodies a Renaissance feel with a distinctively modern sensibility.
CATALOGUE RAISONNE & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnes and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):
1. The Online Picasso Project, Texas A&M University. Dr. Enrique Mallen, 2007. http://picasso.csdl.tamu.edu/picasso/. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonne no. OPP.64:045.
2. The Picasso Project. Picasso Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts: San Francisco, 2002. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonne no. 64-015 on pg. 5.
ABOUT THE FRAMING:
Conservation framed with museum quality archival materials, this work is set in a remarkable 19th Century style gold frame with robust vegetal motif. The brilliancy of the gold tone in the moulding accentuates the rich and beautiful colors of the work. The elegant sculptural detailing in the framing compliments the painterly quality of this piece without detracting from the image. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and an archival Plexiglas cover.
