Picasso, Pablo Original Etching & Aquatint, 1 of only 5 Start Price USD 85,000.00 Current Price USD 85,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, June 27, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Picasso, Pablo Original Etching & Aquatint, 1 of only 5' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Jacqueline en Mariée (Jacqueline, Married)Artist: Picasso, PabloMedium: Original Etching & AquatintImage Size: 15 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in (39.37 cm x 28.58 cm)Sheet Size: 18 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in (46.36 cm x 36.2 cm)Framed Size: 38 1/4 in x 34 1/4 in (97.16 cm x 87 cm)Signature: none of the edition were signedEdition: From the 1st state of XVIII on vélin paper, one of only 5 known examples of this print (none of which are signed) -- This may be uniqueCondition: This piece is in very good condition; an excellent, brilliant impression of this scarce print. Minor conservation at extreme sheet edges  Description:This stunning, rare work depicting Jacqueline Roque, Picasso's second wife, is surely one of the artist's more beautiful and flattering portraits of his many subjects. She appears to radiate an inherent glow and happiness that resonates to those who view her, bearing an expression of utter peace and tranquility. Created in Cannes, March 4, 1961, this piece is dated in the plate '24.3.61' in the lower right. Printed by Frélaut, this etching & aquatint features a defined plate mark with wide margins on vélin paper 'sans filigrane' featuring deckle edges on the top and bottom. Picasso has skillfully perfected the art of highlighting and lowlighting through the medium of etching, manipulating shadow and integrating light with the delicate features of portrait to help raise her from the surface of the paper. This rich and velvety, atmospheric impression has been so meticulously etched and detailed, it has be heralded as one of Picasso's tour-de-force prints of this period. It is the fanaticism at which he attacked the plate which makes this 1st state impression virtually a unique proof. A beautiful portrait of Jacqueline Roque depicts her dressed for her wedding day, presumably to Pablo Picasso. She was his second wife that would be the inspiration for the majority of his works throughout his later years. According to writer and curator, Berta Sichel:His exhaustive exploration into portraiture developed over six decades certainly reflects the spirit, the mood, and the presence of all the women that ever crossed through his life, whether enchantresses, lovers or wives. In varying degrees, they nurtured his creativity and infused his art with innovation and audacity (ArtNet Magazine) . Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work) :1) Baer, Brigitte. Picasso Peintre-Graveur - Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre grave et des monotypes, Tome V 1959 - 1965. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 1089 on pg. 53. About the Framing:Conservation framed with museum quality, archival materials, this work is set in a Baroque-inspired gold moulding. With bold external sculptural accents, the undulating organic forms compliment the detail of this work. In addition, the contrasting tones and highlights of the framework accentuate the deep tones of the work. Completed with white linen wrapped mattes and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind archival Plexiglas.Style: 20th Century Modern Art, Modern Artist, Cubism, Cubist Who is Masterworks Fine Art? 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