Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973
Salomé , 1905
Etching
Image: 34.8 x 40 cm
Sheet: 44.8 x 55 cm
Sheet: 44.8 x 55 cm
One of 27 proofs printed by Fort with background tinting on old Japon for Ambroise Vollard, before the run of 250 on Van Gelder laid paper.
Unsigned and un-numbered by the hand of the artist.
Unsigned and un-numbered by the hand of the artist.
Signed and dated in the plate
The poem "Salomé" by Apollinaire, from the Alcools volume, probably inspired Picasso's work, or vice versa. The links between Picasso and Apollinaire represented one of the most fruitful artistic friendships of the 20th century. Apollinaire and Picasso also share the theme of acrobats, taken up here.
The poem "Salomé" by Apollinaire, from the Alcools volume, probably inspired Picasso's work, or vice versa. The links between Picasso and Apollinaire represented one of the most fruitful artistic friendships of the 20th century. Apollinaire and Picasso also share the theme of acrobats, taken up here.
Provenance
Collection Petiet, Paris
Succession Petiet
Collection particulière, Paris
Literature
Bloch n° 14 (ill. en pleine page)
Geiser n°17
Baer N°17 IIIB