
Lot 42
Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)Sueño y Mentira de Franco
1 November 2019, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$15,075 inc. premium
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Sueño y Mentira de Franco (B. 297, 298), 1937
2 etchings and aquatints on Montval laid paper, each with the artist's inkstamp signature and numbered 484/850 in pencil (there was also an edition of 150 signed in pencil on japon imperial), lacking the text and wove-covered wrappers, published by the artist, printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris, both with full margins (2 works).
12 1/8 x 16 5/8in (31.8 x 42.2cm)
sheet 15 1/8 x 22 1/2in (38.4 x 57.2cm)
2 etchings and aquatints on Montval laid paper, each with the artist's inkstamp signature and numbered 484/850 in pencil (there was also an edition of 150 signed in pencil on japon imperial), lacking the text and wove-covered wrappers, published by the artist, printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris, both with full margins (2 works).
12 1/8 x 16 5/8in (31.8 x 42.2cm)
sheet 15 1/8 x 22 1/2in (38.4 x 57.2cm)
Footnotes
In the 18 individual images, Picasso savagely criticizes General Francisco Franco. Four of the images would be incorporated into the artist's iconic Guernica painting, including most notably the head of a grieving woman.