Lot Essay
According to Baer, this plate was originally intended for Les Métamorphoses d’Ovide but was ultimately not included.
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THE ARROGANT EYE: THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Mort d’Orphée
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Mort d’Orphée
etching in brown with remarque in black, on Rives BFK paper, 1930, a proof (there was no edition), with wide margins, pale light-staining, the sheet slightly unevenly toned, tape remains in places on the reverse upper and lower sheet edges (with associated skinning and showing through in the margins)
Image: 12 ¼ x 8 ¾ in. (311 x 222 mm.)
Sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 in. (337 x 254 mm.)
Mort d’Orphée
etching in brown with remarque in black, on Rives BFK paper, 1930, a proof (there was no edition), with wide margins, pale light-staining, the sheet slightly unevenly toned, tape remains in places on the reverse upper and lower sheet edges (with associated skinning and showing through in the margins)
Image: 12 ¼ x 8 ¾ in. (311 x 222 mm.)
Sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 in. (337 x 254 mm.)
Literature
Bloch 1317; Baer 174; see Cramer books 19