Pablo Picasso washing a linocut print to remove surplus ink. Even though he was nearly eighty at the time he did this work, he enjoyed the physical effort and the adventure. Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1964.

Pablo Picasso leans over a bathroom sink to wash a linocut print, removing the surplus ink. Photographed in 1964 at his home, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, the artist is captured in a moment of intense focus against a backdrop of decorative floral tiles. Even though he was nearly eighty at the time, Picasso relished the physical effort and adventure inherent in the printmaking process.

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Artworks:

"Cinque sujets différents", 1964 (not 1959-1961). Picasso Estampes 1904-1974, exh.cat., Fondation Pierre Gianadda. Martigny 1981. Cat. 134. ("Jeune homme apportant une ecuelle a un viellard", 1961. Geiser/Baer:1271.I). See also Geiser/Baer:1257.BA. Works on Paper from the Pablo Picasso Estate (Anderson Galleries, Locust Valley, 2006.)

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AtWork, Music, Musicians

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