£1,200 - £1,800
Pablo Picasso "Mans Head; Tete D'Homme, 1969" Rare Limited Edition
7775 - Limited edition by Pablo Picasso (one of only 50 worldwide, number 9) title: "Mans Head; Tete D'Homme, 1969" with certificate (signed by the Master Printer). Bespoke special mount and professionally framed, image approx 19x25. Excellent condition. Please note: supplied with replacement valuation certificate for £1790 (free of charge). Notes on the image: Tete D'Homme is a remarkable example of Picasso's mature style; brimming with painterly verve and stylish invention. Picasso's astonishing capacity for handling paint is wonderfully present in Tete D'Homme. Lustrous colours cover the centre of the canvas endowing the figure with a startlingly vivid presence. Throughout his oeuvre, Picasso's images of the male figure embody masculine power, and are rendered with a bravuric intensity "I have less and less time and I have more and more to say" commented Picasso in his last decade, and the freedom and spontaneity of his mature work, together with the recourse to archetypal figures and symbols is visual evidence of this. The seemingly limitless energy that characterizes so much of his work is extant in this final burst of creativity, as well as a conscious decision to allow himself total liberty with both style and subject matter. Having gone through so many phases of stylistic and technical experimentation, Picasso now pared down his style in order to paint monumental works in quick, spontaneous brushstrokes. Rather than ponder the details of human anatomy and perspective, the artist isolated those elements of his subject that fascinated and preoccupied him, and depicted them with an extraordinary sense of wit entirely of his own. H: 120.0cm W: 89.0cm D: 4.0cm
