Picasso's "La Diseuse de Bonne Aventure" | Original 156 Series Aquatint | Plate 25 (Edition 1/50)
This evocative original aquatint, titled "La Diseuse de Bonne Aventure" (Plate 25), stems from Pablo Picasso's monumental 156 Series, which stands as the definitive final printmaking triumph of his legendary career. Created on April 1, 1970, in Mougins, the plate bears Picasso's mirrored inscription along the upper margin reading 1.4.70, marking the exact moment the master set tool to copper. Rendered with velvety, rich aquatint tonal washes and luminous reserve lines, the print illustrates the classic art-historical and theatrical trope of the fortune teller reading the palm of an inquisitive youth—a timeless Caravaggesque narrative reimagined through Picasso's expressive late-career psychological lens.
Carrying the prestigious distinction of being Edition 1/50, this impression was hand-pulled on fine deckle-edged Vélin de Rives paper by Picasso's trusted master printers, Aldo & Piero Crommelynck in Mougins, and published posthumously in 1978 by the historic Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris. Number one of the limited edition of fifty, this museum-grade impression offers fine art collectors an exceptional, tangible artifact from Picasso's final masterwork suite.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Pablo Picasso
- Title: Plate No. 25, La Diseuse de Bonne Aventure
- Date: April 1, 1970
- Medium: Original Aquatint
- Edition: 1/50
- Signature: Printed Signature (stamped as issued for the 156 Series)
- Image Size: 8" x 5 ¾"
- Paper Size: 13" x 9 ⅞"
- Paper Type: Vélin de Rives
- Printer: Aldo & Piero Crommelynck, Mougins, France
- Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978
- Reference: Bloch 1880, Baer 1886 B a., Orozco Etchings Vol. 3 No. 2913
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Framing included, as pictured