Historical Results
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Sagesse
Media etching on paper
Dated
1943
Size 10 x 7.25 in. / 25.4 x 18.4 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower left; framed with archival mat
Reference
listed in different places as edition of 300 or 350; from the portfolio 'Grace et Mouvement'; printed by Conzett and Huber, Zurich, published by Haefli & Cie Arts Graphiques, Switzerland
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Le Cocu Magnifique [Plate 3] #51/200
Media etching on paper
Dated
1966
Size 8.5 x 12.5 in. / 21.6 x 31.8 cm.
Notes
dated in plate 'III.66.11.08' upper right; numbered lower left; framed
Reference
Bloch 1246 page 266; there was a special edition of 30 signed prints as well as a trade edition of 200 unsigned prints
Provenance
from a prominent Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Guernica
Media reproduction on paper
Size 15.75 x 35 in. / 40 x 88.9 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed with plexiglass
Provenance
corporate collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$10-$20
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Minotaur Attacking an Amazon [Minotaure Attaquant une Amazone]
Media etching on paper
Dated
1933
Size 7.5 x 10.25 in. / 19 x 26 cm.
Notes
inscribed 'Paris 23 Mai XXXIII' in plate upper right; on paper with Picasso watermark; framed with archival mat and special glass
Reference
plate 87 of the Vollard Suite with an edition of 260 plus 50; catalogue #195 in Picasso, Volume 1, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work, 1904-1967 by Georges Bloch
Provenance
from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title David and Bathsheba #40/50
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1947
Size 25.25 x 18.5 in. / 64.1 x 47 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; framed; some damage to frame noted
Reference
catalogue #441 in Picasso by Georges Bloch;Cantz #205, 4th State in Picasso Lithographs by Hatje Cantz, page 83
Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, for more information on Dr. Hess visit her Alberta Order of Excellence biography
Estimate CAD$5,000-$10,000
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Poster for Alex Maguy Gallery 1962 Exhibition #41/125
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1962
Size 21 x 14 in. / 53.3 x 35.6 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; signed and numbered along bottom; framed [repaired]; 2 inch tear in paper lower left noted
Reference
Cantz #828 in Picasso Lithographs by Hatje Cantz, page 282; lot includes exhibition catalogue Picasso and Man by Jean Sutherland Boggs, published by the Art Gallery of Toronto and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1964
Provenance
ex-collection noted antique dealer, Bert Baron, Calgary and by descent
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title La Celestine Acte VIII
Media etching on paper
Size 3 x 2.25 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
inscribed in plate '59.5.08 I' in reverse upper right; framed with plexiglass
Reference
according to appraisal, 1 of 66 illustrations from the play La Celestine, by Fernando de Rojas; a numbered edition of 400; printed at Editions Atelier Crommelynck, Paris, 1971
Provenance
Park West Gallery, Michigan, appraisal attached verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - Portrait 16.5.64.IV
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1964
Size 8 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; dated in plate; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - Portrait 16.5.64.II
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1964
Size 8 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; dated in plate; framed [damaged]
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - Portrait 16.5.64.VI
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1964
Size 8 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; dated in plate; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - Portrait 16.5.64.III
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1964
Size 8 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; dated in plate; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Toros [2 bulls]
Media glazed ceramic plate
Dated
1952
Size 8 x 8 x 1.5 in. / 20.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm.
Notes
bears inscription 'Edition Picasso Madoura' verso; 'Madoura Plein Feu' and 'Edition, Picasso' embossed chops verso; copy of provenance included with lot
Reference
#168 in Picasso - Catalogue de l'oeuvre ceramic ÚditÚ 1947-1971 by A.Ramie 161 from an edition of 500; OPP.52:122
Provenance
purchased from Poterie Madoura, France / Dr. Herbert Schwartz, Calgary; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Bull Under the Tree
Media glazed ceramic plate
Dated
1952
Size 8 x 8 x 1.25 in. / 20.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm.
Notes
bears inscription 'Edition Picasso' verso; 'Madoura Plein Feu' ' and Edition, Picasso' embossed chops verso; copy of provenance included with lot
Reference
#168 in Picasso - Catalogue de l'oeuvre ceramic ÚditÚ 1947-1971 by A.Ramie 159 from an edition of 500; OPP.52:101
Provenance
purchased from Poterie Madoura, France / Dr. Herbert Schwartz, Calgary; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - 4.5.64. IV
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1964
Size 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
dated lower left; framed
Reference
from the Germany book 'Le Gout Du Bonheur' published by Schunemann in 1970; edition of 666
Provenance
ex-collection Peter Mortimer Rae / PMR Fine Arts, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title De memoire d'homme [Garden]
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1950
Size 9.5 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; unframed
Reference
catalogue raisonne # Mourlot 187, Bloch 668; from De memoire d'homme with poems by Tristan Tzara published by Bordas Editeur, 1950, in edition of 380
Provenance
purchased from Folio Art Society, London [1963]; from the estate of Kenneth Jamieson, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title De memoire d'homme [Bouquet]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; unframed
Reference
catalogue raisonne # Mourlot 187, Bloch 671; from De memoire d'homme with poems by Tristan Tzara published by Bordas Editeur, 1950, in edition of 380
Provenance
purchased from Folio Art Society, London [1963]; from the estate of Kenneth Jamieson, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Untitled - Visages
Media partially-glazed painted terre de faience
Dated
1953
Size 5.25 x 5 x 5 in. / 13.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm.
Notes
Madoura pottery stamp and Edition Picasso stamp on bottom; 'Edition Picasso' inscribed on bottom
Reference
Ramie #367 & OPP.56.47; in an edition of 500; used as one of the cover illustrations for Picasso 25 years of Edition Ceramics from the Edward Weston Collection, Landau Travelling Exhibitions
Provenance
from a Victoria estate
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title The Dove #67/200
Media two colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1961
Size 17.5 x 21.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; bears name and edition number along bottom
Provenance
purchased from Intercontinental Fine Art, Montreal; private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Four Polychrome Fish #63/200
Media ceramic plate
Dated
1947
Size 12.5 x 15.25 x 1.5 in. / 31.8 x 38.7 x 3.8 cm.
Notes
bears inscription 'I111', number and stamp of Madoura Edition Picasso verso
Reference
catalogue raisonne Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971 by A,Ramie, #Ramie 31, Madoura, 1988
Provenance
purchased from Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary in their 1973 exhibition; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title Femme Torero V #13/50
Media etching on paper
Dated
1934
Size 9.25 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
inscribed and dated in plate lower right; signed in ink lower right; bears number lower in pencil lower left; on hand made paper with watermark 'Richard de bas 1326' and 'auverge a la main'
Reference
catalogue raisonne Bloch #281 according to the author there was an edition of 50 done in 1942 and another edition of 50 + 15 in 1961
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title A Los Toros - La Pique, 6.3.61
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1961
Size 7.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate below image
Reference
impression by Mourlot, Paris from special edition
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$200