Vallauris 52: Maison de la Pensee Francaise (Original Lithographic Poster)

Pablo Picasso

Paris decembre 1952: Mourlot

Woodcut lithographic poster by Picasso.  65 x 47 cm. 1000 total on Cranson Paper in Different Colors Mourlot - Paris, pub. Ref: (Mourlot 68 - Czw 77)  The poster is subtitled, "Maison de la Pensee Francaise/ 2 Rue de L'Elysee-VIII/ A Partir du 6 Decembre. It is titled "The Goat" in the Catalogue Raisonne. The Maison de la Pensee is where Picasso held his first ceramics exhibition and his largest exhibition of sculptures and drawings, in 1951. In the bottom left corner is small text that reads, "Mourlot-Paris". The artist's signature is printed in the stone.  Included in the Catalogue Raisonne, "Picasso In His Posters: Image And Work" by Luis Carlos Rodrigo, catalogue number 015, on Pages 1697-1698. See our pictures.