Collection: Carnet de Dessins

Carnet de Dessins de Picasso, 1948

These lithographs offer a rare, intimate glimpse into Pablo Picasso’s mind during the onset of World War II. Unlike his polished studio prints, these sketches are raw and immediate—a visual diary created while in exile in the seaside town of Royan just before the 1940 German invasion.

The collection features obsessive studies of skulls, angular portraits, and stark figures that document the artist's anxiety during this turbulent period. Published in 1948 by Cahiers d’Art, this limited edition of 1,200 was produced to the exact size and texture of the original notebook. These pieces are not just Fine Art; they are historical artifacts from a time when Picasso was branded a "degenerate artist," yet refused to stop creating.