H A P P Y B I R T H D AY
Pablo Picasso is arguably one of the most influential artists of all time. In celebration of his 133rd
Pablo Picasso birthday,
is arguably
one of 25,
the 2014,
most influential
artists isofpresenting
all time. Inover
celebration
of his
133rdworks by the Master.
October
Galerie Michael
100 unique
original
birthday, October
25, 2014, Galerie
is presenting
overthat
100inspired
unique seminal
original works
works such
by the
The exhibition
exploresMichael
the characters
and faces
as Master.
Portrait d’Olga Picasso,
The exhibition
explores the
faces that
inspired1963-64.
seminal works
suchPeriod
as Portrait
Picasso,
1919-1920
andcharacters
Portrait deand
Jacqueline
Accoudée,
The Blue
opus,d’Olga
The Frugal
1919-1920 and
Portrait
de depicting
JacquelinePicasso’s
Accoudée,early
1963-64.
Blue Period
FrugalQuarter of Paris, is a
Repas,
1904,
days asThe
a starving
artistopus,
in theThe
Spanish
Repas, 1904, depicting
Picasso’s
early
days
as
a
starving
artist
in
the
Spanish
Quarter
Paris,inisthe
a crown of the art
visual masterpiece central to the development of early Modernism and aofjewel
visual masterpiece
central
to the development of early Modernism and a jewel in the crown of the art
historical
canon.
historical canon.
Spanning his entire career, this retrospective features radically explosive and controversial abstraction
Spanning his which
entire career,
this retrospective
features
controversial
abstraction
made Picasso
world famous.
The radically
collectionexplosive
includesand
a myriad
of exquisite
works such as the rare
which made Picasso
world
famous. The
collection
myriad1964
of exquisite
works
as the
rarerarely seen
bon à tirer
bon
tirer
impression
of Fumeur
à laincludes
Cigarettea Verte,
with fresh
and such
vibrant
colors
bon à tirer impression
la Cigarette
1964etching
with fresh
and vibrant
colors- Le
rarely
seendans l’herbe is a
outside ofofa Fumeur
museumà print
room. Verte,
The 1925
Au bord
de la Rivière
couple
outside of a museum
room.ofThe
1925 use
etching
Au bord
de la three-dimensionality
Rivière - Le couple dans
is ain his graphic
stunningprint
example
Picasso’s
of burin
to create
andl’herbe
texture
stunning example
of
Picasso’s
use
of
burin
to
create
three-dimensionality
and
texture
in
his
graphic
works.
works.
As an homage to the great genius, Galerie Michael is proud to present the breathtaking mastery of Pablo Picasso’s revolutionary visual style.
As an homage to the great genius, Galerie Michael is proud to present the breathtaking mastery of Pablo Picasso’s revolutionary visual style.
Buste D'Homme from La Suite des
Portrait d'Olga Picasso, 1919-20
Tête de Femme: Madeleine from La
Buste de Femme au Fichu, 1939
Drypoint
on
watermarked
light
Aquatint
and 1939
engraving on watermarked
Saltimbanques,
1905
Suite
de
Saltimbanques,
1905
Buste D'Homme from La Suite des
Portrait d'Olga Picasso, 1919-20
Tête de Femme: Madeleine from La
Buste de Femme
au Fichu,
green laid paper.
Picasso on
Montval
laid paper.
Etching on1905
thin, cream laid Japan
paper. and engraving
Aquatint
watermarked
Saltimbanques,Drypoint
1905 on Van Gelder paper Drypoint on watermarked light
Suite de Saltimbanques,
Baer 5. 912801.
Drypoint on VanBloch
Gelder4,paper
20
x
13
inches.
Bloch 4, Baer 5. 912801.
20 x 13 inches.
green laid paper. Bloch 37, Baer 57. 913090.
11913090.
3/4 x 8 1/2 inches.
Bloch 37, Baer 57.
11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches.
Geiser
913091.
Etching on thin, Bloch
cream 2,
laid
Japan3.paper.
4
x
3
1/2
inches.
Bloch 2, Geiser 3. 913091.
4 x 3 1/2 inches.
Baerpaper.
672 II B.b., Bloch 324. 913115.
Picasso Montval laid
1/2 324.
x 13 913115.
1/4 inches.
Baer 672 II B.b., 17
Bloch
17 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches.
Au bord de la Rivière - Le couple dans l'herbe, 1925
Drypoint
on zinc
platel'herbe,
printed1925
on Arches paper.
Au bord de la Rivière
- Le couple
dans
Stamped
loweron
right,
numbered
Drypoint
on zincsignature
plate printed
Arches
paper. 4/50 in pencil lower left.
Bloch
72, numbered
Baer 116/B/b1.
913143.
9 1/2 left.
x 12 1/8 inches.
Stamped signature lower
right,
4/50 in
pencil lower
Bloch 72, Baer 116/B/b1. 913143. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches.
Front Cover: Le Repas Frugal, 1904.
grattoir
on Van Gelder wove paper.
Front Cover: LeEtching
Repas with
Frugal,
1904.
Fromon
theVan
edition
of wove
250, of
the ‘Saltimbanques’ suite.
Etching with grattoir
Gelder
paper.
2 (II.2.b.2.),
Bloch 1. 404009.
From the edition Baer
of 250,
of the ‘Saltimbanques’
suite.18 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches.
Baer 2 (II.2.b.2.), Bloch 1. 404009. 18 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches.
Facing Page: Portrait de Jacqueline accoudée, 1963-64
Linocutderincé
in white accoudée,
and India ink
on Arches wove paper.
Facing Page: Portrait
Jacqueline
1963-64
Signedand
in red
crayon
lower
right.
Linocut rincé in white
India
ink on
Arches
wove paper.
B. 922,
Ba.right.
1240C. 912867. 29 1/2 x 24 3/10 inches.
Signed in red crayon
lower
B. 922, Ba. 1240C. 912867. 29 1/2 x 24 3/10 inches.
You Are Cordially Invited to Attend
HOMAGE TO PABLO PICAS S O
133 YEARS • 1881-1973
Saturday Afternoon • October 25th, 2014
Four o’clock to Seven o’clock
GALERIE MICHAEL
224 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, California
www.galeriemichael.com
Hors d’oeuvres and Wine
RSVP 310.273.3377
Valet Available at Two Rodeo Complex
Entrance on Dayton Way
H O M a G E t O pa B L O p i C a S S O
133 yEarS • 1881-1973
Fumeur à la Cigarette Verte, 1964
Soft ground etching on Richard de Bas wove paper.
Signed, dated and annotated in crayon lower left, 'le 12.10.64. Bon à tirer Picasso'.
Ba 1168/B/a. 913047. 20 1/4 x 25 inches.
GALERIE
MICHAEL
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