Picasso’s L’Homme au bâton, 1963 | Picasso's Giant
Conceived in the creative fervor of early 1963, L’Homme au bâton (Man with a Stick) stands as a testament to Pablo Picasso’s restless innovation and absolute mastery of the linocut medium. Rendered in a striking three-color palette, this original relief print captures a monumental standing figure defined by vigorous, sweeping contours and deeply saturated geometric planes. During his prolific years in the South of France, Picasso revolutionized linocut printmaking, transforming a historically commercial technique into a vehicle for profound fine art expression. Here, the sheer vitality of the subject commands the space, exemplifying the raw, unapologetic energy that defined the master's late-career graphic works.
This exceptional impression is the direct result of Picasso's celebrated collaboration with master printer Hidalgo Arnéra in Vallauris. Working in the innovative reduction-linocut technique he developed with Arnéra, Picasso combined bold carving and successive color impressions to achieve remarkable rhythmic lines and chromatic depth. Pulled on exquisite Vélin d’Arches paper and published by the esteemed Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris, the work belongs to an edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions, with a small number of additional artist's proofs. For the serious collector, L’Homme au bâton presents a rare opportunity to acquire a definitive, museum-quality artifact from one of the most transformative periods in 20th-century printmaking.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Pablo Picasso
- Title: L’Homme au bâton (Man with a Stick)
- Year: 1963 (created January 15–18)
- Category: Original & Limited Edition
- Medium: Three-Color Linocut
- Edition: 12/50
- Signature: Hand Signed in Pencil
- Frame Size: 38" x 42¾"
- Paper Size: 24½” x 29 7/16”
- Linoleum Block Size: 20 7/8” x 25 1/4”
- Paper Type: Vélin d’Arches
- Engraver: Pablo Picasso
- Printer: Hidalgo Arnéra
- Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
- Reference: Bloch 1106; Geiser-Baer 1338; Orozco, Linocuts 479
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