Pablo Picasso - Pablo Picasso · Linocuts - 1959

PABLO PICASSO – LINOCUTS
Wilhelm Boeck
First American Edition – Harry N. Abrams, New York / Thames & Hudson / Éditions Cercle d’Art, 1962–1963
An important and highly sought-after reference work dedicated entirely to Pablo Picasso’s groundbreaking achievements in the medium of linocut. Published during the artist’s lifetime and produced in collaboration with leading international art publishers, this large-format volume documents the revolutionary body of linocuts created by Picasso in Vallauris between 1959 and 1962, a period widely regarded as one of the most innovative chapters in twentieth-century printmaking.
Written by the renowned art historian Wilhelm Boeck, the book presents 45 full-page plates after Picasso’s original linocuts, including many of the artist’s most celebrated compositions depicting bulls, bullfighters, mythological scenes, female figures, landscapes, still lifes, and Mediterranean themes. The publication illustrates Picasso’s pioneering development of the reduction linocut process, a technique that transformed the possibilities of color printmaking and became one of the defining artistic innovations of his later career.
The volume is preserved in its original illustrated slipcase, featuring one of Picasso’s iconic color linocut compositions on the front panel. The book retains its original publisher’s cloth binding decorated with a line drawing by Picasso, a particularly attractive feature often highlighted by collectors of Picasso books and illustrated art publications.
Bibliographic Details
Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Author: Wilhelm Boeck
Title: Pablo Picasso Linocuts
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York
In association with Thames & Hudson and Éditions Cercle d’Art
Date: 1962–1963
First American Edition
Large folio format (approx. 31.8 × 38.1 cm)
Original illustrated slipcase
Original cloth binding with Picasso design
45 full-page plates after Picasso’s linocuts
Numerous color illustrations throughout
More than a simple art book, Pablo Picasso Linocuts remains one of the principal contemporary publications devoted to Picasso’s linoleum engravings and serves as an important documentary record of the artist’s celebrated Vallauris period. Combining scholarly commentary, exceptional production quality, and a substantial selection of plates, it has become a desirable collector’s item for libraries focused on Picasso, modern printmaking, and twentieth-century illustrated books.
Condition: Complete example with original illustrated slipcase and original cloth binding, preserving the publication’s distinctive presentation as issued.