Opening of the Picasso Museum Paris (Musée national Picasso Paris), located in the Marais Quarter. Paris 1985.

An intricately carved printing block by Picasso, displayed at the 1985 opening of the Musée national Picasso-Paris. Mounted on a gallery wall, the dark brown linocut or woodcut reveals a dense abstract composition of stylized figures rendered with a complex network of gouged lines and decorative patterns. One figure with flowing hair appears to ride a beast, while a totem-like form stands in profile. Handwritten dates, "4.7.61." and "18.11.55.", are visible in an upper corner of the block.

Artworks:

"Variation sur Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (d'après Manet)", Bloch.I:1023; Geiser/Baer:1277 (later version of 23.11.1961)

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Exhibition

Filename:

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