Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973 Scroll down for information. Click here to return to the list. Tête de Jeune Fille. Head of a Young Girl. Portrait of Francoise. Original lithograph drawn with chalk and brush with scraper and palette knife work in black ink. March 1947. Signed in pencil. Numbered (16) from the edition 50 (plus 5 proofs). Drawn and printed at the Atelier Mourlot, Paris 1947. Edition issued by Galerie Leiris, Paris 1947. Ref: Mourlot - Picasso Lithographs no 68. Rau - Picasso Lithographs no 168. Bloch - Picasso no 423. One of the greatest masterpieces in the 1940's period of Picasso's work in lithography. He built up the composition through a series of stages, finally adding the black background and completely reworking the image with the scraper. Superb and brilliant impression. On pale cream Arches paper. Excellent condition. Wide margins. Sheet: 654x500mm. Image: 498x398mm. 19 5/8 x 15 5/8ins. This item is sold.    Click here to enquire about this item.

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