55
Pablo Picasso
Bacchanale au Hibou, 1959
Linocut in colors
Current bid:
€ 9,500 Estimate:
€ 10,000End: 07-15-25 15:27:00 Berlin
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07-15-25 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 16h:41m)
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Lot description
Bacchanale au Hibou. 1959.
Linocut in colors.
Signed and numbered. Dated in the printing block. From an edition of 50 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 53 x 64 cm (20.8 x 25.1 in). Sheet: 62,5 x 74,5 cm (24,6 x 29,3 in).
Printed by Arnéra, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1960. [KA].
More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag Wiesbaden, will be offered in our auctions throughout the year.
• With his dancing figures, Picasso's work embodies joie de vivre.
• Harmonious composition thanks to the deliberate use of light and shadow.
• In 1954, Picasso discovered linocut printing while experimenting with different artistic techniques. He went on to create over 150 works using this technique.
• Picasso's prints can be found in, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the British Museum in London.
PROVENANCE: Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection (1905–1968), Wiesbaden.
Dr. Max Niedermayer Estate, Wiesbaden.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1979).
In family ownership since.
LITERATURE: Bernhard Geiser, Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé et des monotypes, vol. V: 1959-1965, Bern 1989, catalogue no. 1265 B a (of C) (illustrated)
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967, Bern 1984, no. 938 (illustrated).
In good condition. Slight mount stainign. With a tiny, superficial tear in the paper on the left edge of the sheet.
Linocut in colors.
Signed and numbered. Dated in the printing block. From an edition of 50 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 53 x 64 cm (20.8 x 25.1 in). Sheet: 62,5 x 74,5 cm (24,6 x 29,3 in).
Printed by Arnéra, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1960. [KA].
More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag Wiesbaden, will be offered in our auctions throughout the year.
• With his dancing figures, Picasso's work embodies joie de vivre.
• Harmonious composition thanks to the deliberate use of light and shadow.
• In 1954, Picasso discovered linocut printing while experimenting with different artistic techniques. He went on to create over 150 works using this technique.
• Picasso's prints can be found in, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the British Museum in London.
PROVENANCE: Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection (1905–1968), Wiesbaden.
Dr. Max Niedermayer Estate, Wiesbaden.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1979).
In family ownership since.
LITERATURE: Bernhard Geiser, Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé et des monotypes, vol. V: 1959-1965, Bern 1989, catalogue no. 1265 B a (of C) (illustrated)
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967, Bern 1984, no. 938 (illustrated).
In good condition. Slight mount stainign. With a tiny, superficial tear in the paper on the left edge of the sheet.
55
Pablo Picasso
Bacchanale au Hibou, 1959
Linocut in colors
Starting bid:
€ 9,500 Estimate
€ 10,000End: 07-15-25 15:27:00 Berlin
07-15-25 09:27:00 New York
07-15-25 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 16h:41m)
07-15-25 09:27:00 New York
07-15-25 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 16h:41m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.