This work originates from Picasso's celebrated Carnet de la Californie, representing his sustained engagement with European portraiture traditions. The drawing constitutes a scholarly examination of Hans Holbein's portrait methodology, demonstrating Picasso's practice of interrogating canonical Renaissance approaches to physiognomy and formal representation. Through this historical study, the artist establishes a critical dialogue with Old Master conventions, revealing how modernist inquiry could simultaneously honor and reinterpret the foundational principles of Western figurative art.
- Artist: Pablo Picasso
- Category: Limited Edition
- Medium: Lithograph
- Edition: of 250
- Portfolio: Picasso's Sketchbook (Carnet de la Californie)
- Signature: Unsigned
- Paper Size: 16 1/2" x 10 1/2"
- Paper Type: Vélin d'Arches
- Printer: Atelier Duval
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson, 1960
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