Artist name: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Title: The Taste of Happiness
Year: 1969 (published 1970)
Precise Technique:
Lithograph and silkscreen with grease crayon, lithographic tusche, lead pencil, and charcoal
Printed on vélin d’Arches paper
Signed / Dated:
Unsigned
Dated in the plate
Edition:
Limited worldwide edition of 1,998 copies across three editions
Each edition numbered 232 from 666
Dimensions:
Height: 32.5 cm
Width: 25 cm
Presentation:
Framed under glass, ready for display
Edition number / of:
From the edition numbered I–666
Catalogue Raisonné:
Goeppert, Sebastian, et al., Pablo Picasso: The Illustrated Books – Catalogue Raisonné, Patrick Cramer, 1983, illustration 148
Provenance:
Offered at auction, SARL AIX LUBERON ENCHÈRES, Maison de Ventes aux Enchères, Aix-en-Provence,
Notes:
This work originates from Picasso’s renowned folio Le Goût du Bonheur (The Taste of Happiness), part of Trois Carnets d’Atelier, published in 1970 by Éditions Cercle d’Art, Paris.
The folio comprises three sketchbooks created by Picasso between April and October 1964, offering an intimate insight into his late artistic process. The drawings were reproduced in their original format using the Dietz process at Dietz Officin Handpresse, Lengmoos, with the etched head executed by the Ateliers Crommelynck.
Issued jointly by Éditions Cercle d’Art (Paris), Harry N. Abrams (New York), and Carl Schünemann (Bremen), the edition reflects Picasso’s mature graphic language, combining spontaneity, expressive line, and technical experimentation. As part of this historically significant portfolio, the work represents both strong artistic importance and notable collectible value.
Price: 990 €