{"product_id":"picasso-amnistia-copy","title":"PICASSO Linocut from 1970 for Madoura","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's a small folded card, not a poster.\u003c\/strong\u003e It's 17.3 cm wide × 11.3 cm tall (Ader gives width first). It was printed as a New Year card for 1970 for Madoura, the pottery workshop in Vallauris where Picasso made his ceramics. It opens like a card, with printed text inside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinocut, printed in brown.\u003c\/strong\u003e Picasso carved the design into linoleum and printed it from the block. It's an original print, not a photographic reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe subject.\u003c\/strong\u003e Célestine is the old go-between from the Spanish classic \u003cem\u003eLa Celestina\u003c\/em\u003e. She shows up often in Picasso's late prints from 1968, usually setting up romantic intrigues between young women and cavaliers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloch 1462 \/ Baer 1854.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are its numbers in the two standard catalogues of Picasso's prints. Quote them in any listing, because they're how dealers and buyers identify the exact print.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, numbered, \"H.C.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e H.C. stands for \u003cem\u003ehors commerce\u003c\/em\u003e, \"not for sale.\" It means the impression was set aside outside the regular commercial edition, often for the artist, publisher or friends. Combined with the provenance below, this one likely came to Clergue that way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Oxydation\" here means browning or mat burn. The acidic mount it was framed in has stained the paper along the window edge and corners, and the back is also browned and has a strip of old tape at the top. These are serious but typical faults, and a paper conservator can often reduce them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance; \u003c\/strong\u003eLucien Clergue was a well-known photographer from Arles, a close friend of Picasso for decades, and a founder of the Rencontres d'Arles photo festival. The card was shown in a museum exhibition about their friendship, which adds credibility and interest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Letitia Morris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67661196886338,"sku":"Pica0992","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/9271\/8658\/files\/15411422495042.png?v=1793629986","url":"https:\/\/bazaa.com.au\/products\/picasso-amnistia-copy","provider":"Bazaa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}