Picasso On Paper
September 28 - November 11, 2023
As the world commemorates fifty years since Pablo Picasso’s (1881-1973) death and remembers his unique contributions to art, Forum Gallery presents Picasso on Paper, a special exhibition of prints and drawings curated for quality, originality, provenance, condition, and excellent value.
Spanning eight decades of Picasso’s creative expression, the exhibition will present more than thirty works spotlighting Picasso’s extraordinary early gift, his classical training, his enduring and vigorous artistic production, and his voracious appetite for experimentation in visual vocabulary and art-making techniques. Picasso treated drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture as equal conduits to his vision, revolutionizing traditional approaches to each in ways that would change forever the way we see and make art.
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de Femme, c. 1897
colored pencil and charcoal on paper
8 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Signed and dedicated lower right "P. Ruiz Picasso for Paula"
Certificate of Authenticity provided by Maya Widmaier-Picasso
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Le Repas frugal, 1904
(September, Paris)
From the Suite des Saltimbanques
etching and scraper printed on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper with Van Gelder Zonen watermark
18 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches (image)
25 3/4 x 19 7/8 inches (sheet)
Edition of 250, of the second (final state)
Printed by Fort, 1913
Published by Vollard, 1913
(Bloch 0001) (Baer 2.II.b.2)
SOLD
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Salomé, 1905
(between summer and the end of the year, Paris)
From the Suite des Saltimbanques
drypoint printed on Arches paper
15 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (image)
25 3/8 x 19 3/8 inches (sheet)
One of a few impressions before steel facing, of the third (final) state
Signed lower right “Picasso”
Printed by Eugene Delâtre, Paris, 1905
(Bloch 0014), (Baer 17.III.a)
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de Femme de Profil, 1905
(probably February, Paris)
From the Suite des Saltimbanques
drypoint on laid Japan paper
11 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (image)
21 5/8 x 15 9/16 inches (sheet)
From the edition of 27 or 29, of the second state
Printed by Fort, 1913
Published by Vollard, 1913
(Bloch 0006) (Baer 7.b.1)
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de la fille de Charles Morice, 1906
pencil on paper
26 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches
Signed in pencil upper left “Picasso”
(Zervos, Vol. VI, no. 750)
Authenticated by Claude Ruiz Picasso, April 19, 2015
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
L'Homme au Chien, 1914
black and white etching
10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches
signed in red pencil lower right "Picasso"
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Pianiste, 1916 (Paris)
pencil on paper
11 1/8 inches x 8 7/8 inches
Signed in pen lower left “Picasso”
(Zervos, vol. II, no. 907)
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage de Marie-Thérèse, 1928
(circa October, Paris)
lithograph printed on Japan paper with large margins
7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (image)
19 1/8 x 12 inches (sheet)
Artist proof outside the Edition of 75
Signed in red pencil lower right "Picasso"
Printed (probably) by Marchizet, 1928
Published by Galerie Percier, Paris
(Bloch 0095) (Baer 243.c.3)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Deux Femmes se reposant, 1931
(September 29, Boisgeloup)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 10)
drypoint printed on laid Montval with Picasso watermark from the Suite Vollard
11 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches (image)
13 3/8 x 17 3/4 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 260
Signed in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0143) (Baer 210.B.d)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Muse montrant à Marie-Thérèse pensive son Portrait sculpté, 1933 (March 17. III, Paris)
etching and drypoint printed on Montval laid paper with Picasso watermark
10 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (image)
16 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches (sheet)
One of 2 or 3 artist proofs printed before steel facing, of the seventh (final) state
Signed in pencil lower left “Picasso”
Inscribed in pencil lower left "Pour Frélaut, Paris le 27 Avril 1942"
Printed by Lacourière, 1942
(Bloch 0257) (Baer 299.VII.A.b)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de Marie-Thérèse de face, 1934
(February 4, Paris)
From the Caisse à Remords
etching and drypoint printed on laid paper with Richard de Bas watermark
12 3/8 x 9 inches (image)
19 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches (sheet)
From the numbered Edition of 50, of the second state
Signed lower right with estate stamp “Picasso”
Numbered in pencil lower left "48/50"
Printed by Jacques Frélaut, 1961
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, 1981
(Bloch 0276) (Baer 417.II.C.b.1)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Femme au Fauteuil songeuse, la Joue sur la Main, 1934 (March 9, Paris)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 21)
engraving printed on Montval laid paper with Vollard watermark
10 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (image)
17 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 260
Inscribed and dated upper right “Paris / 9 Mars / XXXIV”
Stamped lower right verso "HMP SV" (Estate of Henri Petiet)
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0218) (Baer 423.B.d)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
SOLD
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Marie-Thérèse en Femme Torero, 1934 (June 20, Paris)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 22)
etching on Montval laid paper with Picasso watermark
11 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches (image)
17 5/8 x 13 5/16 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 260
Inscribed in pencil lower left “378/220”
Inscribed in pencil lower right verso “496096”
Petiet Estate stamp on verso
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0220) (Baer 426.B.d)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Minotaure aveugle guidé par Marie-Thérèse au Pigeon dans une Nuit étoilée, 1934
(circa December, Paris)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 97)
aquatint, scraper, drypoint and burin on Montval laid paper with Vollard watermark
9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (image)
13 1/8 x 17 5/16 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 260, of the fourth (final) state
Signed in pencil lower right “Picasso”
Inscribed in pencil lower left and margin “383, BL 225”
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0225) (Baer 437.IV.B.d)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Sculpteur avec un Groupe sculpté (Hommage à Carpeaux), 1934 (March 2, Paris)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 81)
etching printed on Montval laid paper with Montgolfier watermark
8 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (image)
15 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 50
Signed in pencil lower right “Picasso”
Inscribed in pencil lower left margin “346”
Inscribed and other notations in pencil verso upper left “B217, P346, 19704”
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0217) (Baer 421.B.c)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La Minotauromachie, 1935
etching and drypoint printed on Montval paper
19 13/16 x 27 1/8 inches (image)
22 5/16 x 30 5/8 inches (sheet)
One of 23 unsigned artist proofs, of the
seventh (final state)
Inscribed verso “200019” (the Picasso estate)
Printed by Lacourière
(Bloch 0288) (Baer 573 VII.B.c5)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Faune dévoilant une Dormeuse (Jupiter et Antiope, d'après Rembrandt), 1936
(June 12, Paris)
From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 27)
sugarlift aquatint and burin with scraper printed on Montval laid paper with Vollard watermark
12 5/16 x 16 5/16 inches (image)
13 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 250, of the sixth (final) state
Signed lower right in pencil “Picasso”
Printed by Lacourière, 1939
Published by Vollard, 1939
(Bloch 0230) (Baer 609.VI.B.d)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La Femme qui pleure I, 1937
(July 1, Paris)
drypoint, aquatint, etching and scraper printed on Montval laid paper
27 1/8 x 19 1/2 inches (image)
29 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 15, of the third state
Signed, dated, and dedicated in pencil, lower right “Para mi amigo Larrea. Hoy 16 septiembre del 1938”
Numbered in pencil lower left “5/15”
Printed by Lacourière
(Bloch 1333) (Baer 623.III.b)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme (Dora Maar), c. 1942
pen and India ink on paper
14 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches
Signed and dedicated upper center "A Albert Skira / Picasso"
Certificate of Authenticity provided by Maya Widmaier-Picasso
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Femme Au Fauteuil No 4, 1949
(January 3)
lithograph on Arches vellum with Arches watermark
27 7/8 x 20 1/2 inches (image)
30 x 22 1/4 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 50, of the fifth (final) state
Signed by the artist in pencil lower right “Picasso”
Numbered lower left “47/50”
Printed by Mourlot, 1949
(Bloch 0588) (Mourlot 137) (Reuße 423)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
L'Italienne (d'aprés le tableau de Victor Orsel), 1953 (January 18, Paris)
lithograph printed on Arches wove paper
17 1/2 x 15 inches (image)
25 1/8 x 19 1/2 inches (sheet)
One of 5 proofs, of the first (of two) states
Printed in reverse upper right: “18.1.53”
Printed by Mourlot
(Bloch 0740.1) (Mourlot 238.1) (Reusse 623)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
L'Italienne (d'après le tableau de Victor Orsel), 1953 (January 21, Paris)
lithograph
17 1/2 x 15 inches (image)
25 1/8 x 19 1/2 inches (sheet)
Edition of 50, from the second (final) state
Signed in pencil lower right “Picasso”
Numbered lower left “13/50”
Printed in reverse upper right: “18.1.53,” “21.1.53”
Printed by Fernand Mourlot, 1955
(Bloch 0740.2) (Mourlot 238.2) (Reusse 623)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Buste de Femme à la Queue de Cheval: Jacqueline, 1955 (March 19, Paris)
aquatint printed on Arches wove
25 3/8 x 19 3/8 inches (image)
30 x 22 1/2 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 50
Signed in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Numbered in pencil lower left "6/50"
Printed by Lacourière, 1955
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, 1955
(Bloch 0771) (Baer 927.B.a)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Deux Femmes avec un Vase à Fleurs, 1959 (September 27, Cannes)
linocut printed in two colors on Arches wove paper
20 1/16 x 25 inches (image)
24 3/8 x 29 1/2 inches (sheet)
One of approximately 20 artist proofs outside the Edition of 50, of the fourth (final) state
Signed in pencil lower right “Picasso”
Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, 1960
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1960
(Bloch 0915) (Baer 1239.IV.B.b)
Certificate of Authenticity provided by Bouquinerie de L’institut, Paris
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de Jacqueline, 1959
(October 17, Cannes)
linocut printed in two colors on Arches wove paper
25 1/4 x 20 5/8 inches (image)
29 5/8 x 24 3/8 inches (sheet)
One of 20 proofs outside the Edition of 50
Signed in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, 1959
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1959
(Bloch 0923) (Baer 1245.B.b)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de Jacqueline aux cheveux lisses, 1962 (February 16, Mougins)
linocut printed in five colors (beige, yellow, red, blue, and black) on cream wove paper with Arches watermark
25 3/16 x 20 11/16 inches (image)
29 5/8 x 24 7/16 inches (sheet)
From the Edition of 50, of the fourth (final) state
Signed in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Numbered lower left “41/50”
Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1963
(Bloch 1066) (Baer 1302.IV.B.a)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Nature morte à la suspension, 1962 (March 22, Mougins)
linocut printed in colors (cream, gray, flat black, yellow, green, red, blue, and satin black) from two blocks on Arches paper with Arches watermark
25 x 20 3/4 inches (image)
29 5/8 x 24 1/2 inches (sheet)
One of approximately 25 artist proofs outside the Edition of 50
Printed by Arnéra
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, 1963
(Bloch 1102) (Baer 1313.B.g.2.ß)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Portrait de Jacqueline en Carmen, 1962 (April 15, Mougins)
linocut printed on wove paper with Arches watermark
13 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (image)
24 5/8 x 17 5/16 inches (sheet)
One of approximately 20 artist proofs outside the Edition of 50
Signed by the artist in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Inscribed in pencil lower left "Épreuve d'artiste"
Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris, 1962
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1963
(Bloch 1095) (Baer 1324.IV.B.b)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Peintre et modèle au fauteuil, 1963
(December 21 and 28, Mougins)
linocut rincé printed in cream with China Ink on Arches paper
20 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches (image)
24 1/2 x 29 5/8 inches (sheet)
Baer’s first state (of two)
One of approximately 5 impressions (there were also 5 impressions printed in brown and black)
Signed, dedicated and dated in felt-tip pen lower edge “pour Norman Granz / Picasso / le. 18.5.69”
Printed by Arnéra, 1963
(Baer 1347.I)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Grosse prostituée et Mousquetaire, 1968 (June 21.II, Mougins)
From the La Série 347 (Plate 175)
sugarlift aquatint on Rives paper
4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (image)
From the Edition of 50
Signed in pencil lower right "Picasso"
Numbered in pencil lower left "25/50"
Dated and numbered upper left "21.6.68 / II"
Printed by Atelier Crommelynck, 1969
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, 1969
(Bloch 1655) (Baer 1671.B.b.1)
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
SOLD
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La Chute d'Icare, 1972 (March 4 and 6, Mougins)
etching and drypoint with scraper printed on Rives paper
14 3/8 x 19 3/8 inches (image) 19 3/4 x 25 7/8 inches (sheet)
Edition of 125, of the thirteenth (final) state
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
