A very rare big lino by Picasso 1957

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

This original linogravure was especially made by Picasso for the Vallauris exposition of his ceramics in 1957. For some years it was a tradition that Picasso made a design for the lino posters for the annual ceramics festival in Vallauris. These posters hung in the village in public. This lino was printed by Arnera in an edition of 175 copies plus some hors commerce

Size is 63 cm X 53 cm. with the ‘Hors commerce’ stamps

See: Czwiklitzer page 24 and 534 and Bloch number 1277