Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Toros y Toreros
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Pablo Picasso's lithograph Toros y Toreros (1961), printed by Mourlot in Paris, part of the original Toros y Toreros edition, unsigned and unframed, approximately 37 × 27 cm, of Spanish origin in the Moderne style.
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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) – Bulls and Bullfighters – Lithography – Mourlot, Paris – 1961
Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Title: Toros y Toreros / Toreros
Year: 1961
Technique: Lithography
Printer: Mourlot, Paris
Origin: Edition Toros y Toreros, Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1961
Sheet size: approx. 37 × 27 cm
Signature: not signed
Framing: unframed
Certificate: Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa, Switzerland
For sale is an expressive lithograph after a work by Pablo Picasso from the famous publication Toros y Toreros, published in 1961 by Cercle d’Art in Paris.
The sheet comes from the 1961 edition and, according to the accompanying certificate, was printed at Mourlot in Paris. The Parisian printing house Mourlot is closely associated with Picasso’s lithographic work and is among the most important art print studios of the 20th century.
The composition combines, in a dense, expressive form, various motifs from the world of Spanish bullfighting: bullfighters, riders, bulls and other figurative elements overlap to form a dynamic image field characteristic of Picasso.
The theme of bullfighting occupied Picasso for decades and forms an important motif complex of his oeuvre. Toros y Toreros is one of the well-known publications in which this intense engagement with the corrida, bull, and bullfighter is documented.
Provenance and Certificate
The sheet comes with a “Certificato di autenticità e lecita provenienza” from Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa (Switzerland).
In it the work is described as follows:
Opera di: Pablo Picasso
Titolo: Toreros
Tecnica: Litografia
Dimensioni: 27 × 37 cm
Anno: 1961
Stampatore: Mourlot – Parigi
Provenienza: Edizione Toro y toreros
The certificate bears the gallery stamp and a signature and is handed over to the buyer together with the lithograph.
The sheet is not hand-signed and not numbered. It is explicitly not offered as a hand-signed or numbered deluxe edition.
Condition
The sheet, based on a visual impression, is in a very good age-appropriate condition. The edges are intact. Minor signs of aging, storage, or use may be present.
Please examine all detail photographs carefully. The photographs show the actual sheet offered and are an essential part of the condition description.
The work is offered unframed.
The object comes from a private collection.
The description and art-historical assessment have been made to the best of our knowledge based on the present sheet, the accompanying certificate, and the available edition information. No further independent expert appraisal or catalogue raisonné authentication was commissioned by the seller.
The attached certificate of authenticity and legitimate provenance from Galleria Alter Ego is supplied with the sheet in its original form and is documented in the photographs. The information contained therein is presented as the statements of the certificate issuer.
The object comes from a private collection and is sold privately.
The description, dating, attribution, and art-historical placement have been prepared to the best of our knowledge based on the object, the enclosed certificate, and the available information on the edition. No further independent art-historical, material-technical, or catalogue raisonné expertise was commissioned by the seller.
The enclosed “Certificato di autenticità e lecita provenienza” from Galleria Alter Ego will be handed over together with the sheet. The information contained therein regarding artist, title, technique, year, printer, and provenance is reproduced as the issuer’s statements.
For a graphic work over 60 years old, age-, storage-, and usage-related changes must be considered as a matter of course. The condition has been described to the best of our knowledge. Slight age-related signs that may be visible in the photographs or that, due to their minor nature, have not been listed individually may be present.
All photographs show the actual object offered and are an essential part of the object and condition description. Interested parties are asked to carefully review all overall and detail photographs. The images document particularly the motif, the sheet surface, edges, and the general state of preservation, as well as the accompanying certificate.
Important note on color reproduction
The digital photographs were taken under the lighting conditions available. The colors, paper color, brightness, contrast, black values, and tonal qualities may differ from the original appearance in the photographs.
Such deviations can arise especially from lighting, shooting angle, camera auto settings, white balance, and the individual rendering on different screens. The photographs are intended to document the state and condition of the object as accurately as possible; a completely identical color reproduction of the original on every end device cannot be technically guaranteed.
The sale includes only the sheet shown in the photographs, including the depicted certificate; a frame is not part of the offer.
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) – Bulls and Bullfighters – Lithography – Mourlot, Paris – 1961
Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Title: Toros y Toreros / Toreros
Year: 1961
Technique: Lithography
Printer: Mourlot, Paris
Origin: Edition Toros y Toreros, Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1961
Sheet size: approx. 37 × 27 cm
Signature: not signed
Framing: unframed
Certificate: Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa, Switzerland
For sale is an expressive lithograph after a work by Pablo Picasso from the famous publication Toros y Toreros, published in 1961 by Cercle d’Art in Paris.
The sheet comes from the 1961 edition and, according to the accompanying certificate, was printed at Mourlot in Paris. The Parisian printing house Mourlot is closely associated with Picasso’s lithographic work and is among the most important art print studios of the 20th century.
The composition combines, in a dense, expressive form, various motifs from the world of Spanish bullfighting: bullfighters, riders, bulls and other figurative elements overlap to form a dynamic image field characteristic of Picasso.
The theme of bullfighting occupied Picasso for decades and forms an important motif complex of his oeuvre. Toros y Toreros is one of the well-known publications in which this intense engagement with the corrida, bull, and bullfighter is documented.
Provenance and Certificate
The sheet comes with a “Certificato di autenticità e lecita provenienza” from Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa (Switzerland).
In it the work is described as follows:
Opera di: Pablo Picasso
Titolo: Toreros
Tecnica: Litografia
Dimensioni: 27 × 37 cm
Anno: 1961
Stampatore: Mourlot – Parigi
Provenienza: Edizione Toro y toreros
The certificate bears the gallery stamp and a signature and is handed over to the buyer together with the lithograph.
The sheet is not hand-signed and not numbered. It is explicitly not offered as a hand-signed or numbered deluxe edition.
Condition
The sheet, based on a visual impression, is in a very good age-appropriate condition. The edges are intact. Minor signs of aging, storage, or use may be present.
Please examine all detail photographs carefully. The photographs show the actual sheet offered and are an essential part of the condition description.
The work is offered unframed.
The object comes from a private collection.
The description and art-historical assessment have been made to the best of our knowledge based on the present sheet, the accompanying certificate, and the available edition information. No further independent expert appraisal or catalogue raisonné authentication was commissioned by the seller.
The attached certificate of authenticity and legitimate provenance from Galleria Alter Ego is supplied with the sheet in its original form and is documented in the photographs. The information contained therein is presented as the statements of the certificate issuer.
The object comes from a private collection and is sold privately.
The description, dating, attribution, and art-historical placement have been prepared to the best of our knowledge based on the object, the enclosed certificate, and the available information on the edition. No further independent art-historical, material-technical, or catalogue raisonné expertise was commissioned by the seller.
The enclosed “Certificato di autenticità e lecita provenienza” from Galleria Alter Ego will be handed over together with the sheet. The information contained therein regarding artist, title, technique, year, printer, and provenance is reproduced as the issuer’s statements.
For a graphic work over 60 years old, age-, storage-, and usage-related changes must be considered as a matter of course. The condition has been described to the best of our knowledge. Slight age-related signs that may be visible in the photographs or that, due to their minor nature, have not been listed individually may be present.
All photographs show the actual object offered and are an essential part of the object and condition description. Interested parties are asked to carefully review all overall and detail photographs. The images document particularly the motif, the sheet surface, edges, and the general state of preservation, as well as the accompanying certificate.
Important note on color reproduction
The digital photographs were taken under the lighting conditions available. The colors, paper color, brightness, contrast, black values, and tonal qualities may differ from the original appearance in the photographs.
Such deviations can arise especially from lighting, shooting angle, camera auto settings, white balance, and the individual rendering on different screens. The photographs are intended to document the state and condition of the object as accurately as possible; a completely identical color reproduction of the original on every end device cannot be technically guaranteed.
The sale includes only the sheet shown in the photographs, including the depicted certificate; a frame is not part of the offer.
Details
Artist
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Toros y Toreros
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
1961
Condition
Good condition
Height
37 cm
Width
27 cm
Style
Modern
Period
1960-1970
Sold with frame
No
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