Picasso, Pablo, Signed Soft-ground etching, c. 1950 Start Price USD 19,500.00 Current Price USD 19,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Picasso, Pablo, Signed Soft-ground etching, c. 1950' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Famille de Saltimbanques (Family of Acrobats), c.1950Artist: Picasso, PabloMedium: Original Soft-Ground Etching on Chine collé paperImage Size: 19 1/4 in x 16 1/4 in (48.9 cm x 41.28 cm)Sheet Size: 30 in x 22 1/2 in (76.2 cm x 57.15 cm)Framed Size: 46 in x 37 3/4 in (116.84 cm x 95.89 cm)Signature: This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin and also countersigned in the upper left margin in red pencil by Pablo PicassoEdition: Numbered 40/300 in pencil in the lower left, featuring publisher Crommelynck's blindstamp and printed on Japon nacreous paperCondition: This work is in very good condition  Description:This simple and elegant rendition of an otherwise typical family portrait is anything but.  A family of performers, actors, and entertainers are portrayed in this work, yet Picasso chooses to devote an equal amount of emotion and energy with each character, making this piece more equivalent to 4 works of portraiture.  They are the perfect, nuclear family with dog in tow, however they also seem to be bogged down within their own, unique and individual worlds.  This is a highly expressive, very moving work which any wife, husband, son or daughter could relate. Created in c. 1950 Famille de Saltimbanques is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) both in the lower right margin in pencil, and also in the upper left margin in red pencil.  Printed on Chine collé paper with deckle edges, the work features a strong and defined plate mark with wide margins all around.  Published by Crommelynck, Paris, the sheet also features their signature blindstamp.  Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) : 1.    A Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. About the Framing:Conservation framed with museum quality archival materials, this work is set in a Spanish-style gold and black frame.  The golden, waved border within the moulding creates a focal point on the image and compliments the textural quality of this work.  The gold tonalities also serve to accentuate the simple elegance and fabulous paper of this work.  Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover. Style: 20th Century Modern Art, Modern Artist, Cubism, Cubist Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. 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