8 - AFTER PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973)

AFTER PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973) Le Verre d'absinthe, 1972 aquatint in colors on Arches wove paper plate size: 49.3 x 60.6 cm (19 3/8 x 23 7/8 in.) sheet size: 64 x 83.9 cm (25 1/4 x 33 in.) signed in pencil lower right numbered 145/300 lower left Published by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris, with their blindstamp lower left PROVENANCE Collection of Robert Kurtz, Houston, TX thence by descent LOT NOTES Aldo and Piero Crommelynck were Picasso’s master intaglio printers through the last decade of his life. Alongside his original etchings, they produced a small group of large color aquatints after his paintings, faithful interpretations of the canvases in editions of 300, of which this is among the most ambitious in scale. Keywords: After Pablo Picasso, Le Verre d’Absinthe, Atelier Crommelynck Aquatint, Signed Picasso Aquatint, Picasso Cubist Still Life, Absinthe Glass N.B. Condition reports are available upon request. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals LLC and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.