Picasso's "Couple avec des Pommes (Adam & Eve)" | Original 156 Series Etching | Plate 71 (Edition 1/50)
This evocative original etching, titled "Couple avec des Pommes (Adam & Eve)" (Plate 71), stems from Pablo Picasso's monumental 156 Series, which stands as the definitive graphic achievement of his legendary late career. Etched on March 8, 1971, at his studio in Mougins, France, the copper plate bears Picasso's mirrored plate-inscription marking its third developmental state (8.3.71 III). The artwork offers a witty, modernist meditation on the biblical allegory of the Fall of Man, depicting a seated nude male figure with prominent, sculptural hands alongside an alluring female muse, complemented by a delicate upright floral stem and ripe apples resting on the table before them.
Distinguished by its premier status as Edition 1/50, this impression was hand-pulled on pristine, deckle-edged Vélin de Rives paper by Picasso's trusted master printers, Aldo & Piero Crommelynck, and published posthumously in 1978 by the historic Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris. Number one of the limited edition of fifty, this museum-grade print connects fine art collectors directly with Picasso's boundless creative vitality during his final years.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Pablo Picasso
- Title: Plate No. 71, Couple avec des Pommes (Adam & Eve)
- Date: March 8, 1971
- Medium: Original Etching
- Edition: 1/50
- Signature: Printed Signature (stamped as issued for the 156 Series)
- Image Size: 5 ¾" x 8"
- Paper Size: 9 ⅞" x 13"
- Paper Type: Vélin de Rives
- Printer: Aldo & Piero Crommelynck, Mougins, France
- Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978
- Reference: Bloch 1926, Baer 1935 B a., Orozco Etchings Vol. 3 No. 2965
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Framing included, as pictured