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Lot Essay
As are many of Picasso's linocut compositions, Jacqueline au Chapeau à Fleurs is based on an historical type of portaiture. Although no actual "original" has been identified, it belongs to a group of linocuts which use artists as diverse as Manet, Velázquez and Cranach as source material.
Unlike other linocuts of this date, this print comes from two blocks, one for the central composition, the other for the frame. The frame block was also used for Portrait d'Homme à la Fraise (B. 1148; Ba. 1320) and Portrait de Jacqueline à la Fraise (B. 1147; Ba. 1321) as well as Baer 1323, 1336, 1337.
Unlike other linocuts of this date, this print comes from two blocks, one for the central composition, the other for the frame. The frame block was also used for Portrait d'Homme à la Fraise (B. 1148; Ba. 1320) and Portrait de Jacqueline à la Fraise (B. 1147; Ba. 1321) as well as Baer 1323, 1336, 1337.