Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973
Jeune Homme Couronné de Feuillage (Young Man with a crown of Leaves), 1962
Original Linocut, on Arches paper, watermarked
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto
35 x 27 cm - image size
57.2 x 43.8 cm - sheet
57.2 x 43.8 cm - sheet
Edition of 50 + 25 APs
© Estate of Pablo Picasso
This work was the companion piece to another male portrait entitled “Hommne barbu courones de feuilles de vine” The piece is very much in the cubist style in contrast to...
This work was the companion piece to another male portrait entitled “Hommne barbu courones de feuilles de vine” The piece is very much in the cubist style in contrast to its companion which is more linear in appearance. The portrait is dominated by a frontal face, symmetrically split yet subtly asymmetrical—a hallmark of Picasso’s modernist language. The large, wide-open eyes convey both innocence and intensity, while the stylized lips and simplified nose reduce the features to their most essential contours. The crown of leaves, resting delicately across the boy’s head, connects the portrait to themes of antiquity, youth, and vitality.
Provenance
Merril Chase Galleries, Chicago - Their certificate number 55032 SNON - sold with the work.Private Collection, Providence, R. I., USA
Private Collection
Ausstellungen
Comparative editions of the present work reside in the following public collections:Musee Picasso, Barcelona - donated by Sabartes
Publikationen
Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso, catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié, 4 vol. Berne: Kornfeld and Klipstein. 1968-1979. (Bloch:1087)Geiser, Bernhard and Brigitte Baer. Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé et des monotypes, 7 vols. Berne: Kornfeld. 1986-1996. (1307)
Wofsy, Alan, ed. The Complete Linoleum Cuts, 1939-1968. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts. 2012. (L:128)
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