Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (after) - "Bouquet, 1958" - (60x80cm)

- Pablo Picasso (after), "Bouquet, 1958". Offset print on heavyweight smooth satin paper (approx. 300gsm, refers to paper thickness/density). 2000s.

- Signed in the plate.

- Stamp on verso.

- Borderless / full-bleed.

- Ready to frame. The pic in which the items appears framed is a simulated recreation for illustrative purposes only, the frame and other decorative elements shown in it are not included in the lot you are bidding on.

- Size: 60 x 80 cm.

- Condition: excellent. Never framed, never exposed.

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- Pablo Picasso’s Bouquet (1958) distils the artist’s extraordinary graphic inventiveness into an image of striking simplicity, warmth and symbolic clarity. A pair of hands clasps a bouquet of brightly coloured flowers, rendered with the spontaneous, almost calligraphic line that characterised Picasso’s later works on paper. The contrast between the dark brown outlines, fresh green stems and vivid red, yellow, orange and violet blossoms gives the composition an immediate visual rhythm, while the large areas of untouched white create a sense of openness and light. Beneath its apparent simplicity, the image carries themes that recur throughout Picasso’s mature career: peace, friendship, generosity, renewal and the expressive power of the human gesture. Created in 1958, when Picasso was increasingly reducing figures and objects to essential signs, Bouquet belongs to the same post-war visual vocabulary as his doves, hands, faces and floral compositions, in which a few decisive lines could convey an entire emotional idea. Its directness recalls the economy of Matisse’s late drawings and cut-outs, Miró’s poetic symbols and Cocteau’s linear elegance, while remaining unmistakably Picasso.

With its crisp white ground and lively accents of green, red, yellow, orange, violet and black-brown, Bouquet has exceptional decorative versatility in contemporary, mid-century modern, Scandinavian, eclectic and minimalist interiors. Its vertical format makes it especially effective above a console, bedside table, narrow sideboard, reading chair or in a hallway, kitchen, bedroom or bright living space. The simplicity of the drawing allows it to pair beautifully with oak, walnut, black lacquer, chrome, travertine, linen, boucle and natural fibres, as well as furniture by Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, George Nelson, Charlotte Perriand and Gio Ponti. Against warm white, sage green, dusty blue, terracotta, pale yellow or charcoal walls, the flowers gain additional graphic strength without overwhelming the room. Cheerful, elegant and immediately recognisable, it also makes a particularly attractive gift for admirers of Picasso, modern art, flowers, graphic design, peace imagery and twentieth-century European culture.

For admirers of Pablo Picasso, modernism and twentieth-century graphic art, Bouquet captures the artist’s remarkable ability to transform an everyday subject into a universal emblem through line, colour and gesture. Its appeal extends naturally to admirers of Matisse, Miró, Chagall, Cocteau, Braque, Léger, Kandinsky, Lempicka, Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Banksy and Gerhard Richter, linking classic European modernism with Pop Art and contemporary visual culture. It also fits effortlessly within collections shaped by iconic design, photography, fashion and luxury culture, from Cartier, Rolex and Patek Philippe to Chanel, Dior, Hermès and Gucci, alongside vintage posters, art books, rare editions, Lego, Star Wars, Pokémon and other sought-after collectibles. A joyful, graphic and unmistakably Picasso composition, ideal for bringing colour, optimism and the expressive spontaneity of post-war modern art to any interior.