306. Rafael and Fornarina [1968]

1881, Málaga, Spania - 1973, Mougins, Franța

Estimate

EUR 3.000 - 5.000

Session

Thu, 23 November 2017 19:30

This engraving is part of the cycle dedicated by Picasso to the famous Renaissance painter and architect Raphael. Created between August and September 1968, when Picasso was 86, the series explicitly presents the sexual adventures of Raphael with his famous model Margherita Luti (La Fornarina). This is one of the 25 instances dedicated by Picasso to this subject.

Dimensions

width 20.5 cm, height 14.5 cm, custom 20,5x14,5

Description

etching, noted, engraved, reversed upper left, "I.86.92"

Dating

1968

PROVENANCE

The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Dorotheum auction house, Vienna, 22.09.2006.

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