Pablo Picasso (after) - Lot 131

Pablo Picasso (after) Taste of Happiness (XVII), 1970 Lithograph on Vélin d'Arches paper, after Pablo Picasso's 1964 drawing. Dated in the upper left-hand plate. Dimensions: + Sheet size: 32.5 x 25 cm / 12.8 x 9.8 in. + Image size: 17.5 x 10.5 cm / 6.9 x 4.1 in. Condition : In very good condition, with a few handling creases at the edges and small stains in the margins. Otherwise very clean image. From the portfolio "Le Goût du Bonheur: Une suite de dessins joyeux, ludiques et érotiques". It includes three of Pablo Picasso's sketchbooks from 1964. This is the only edition of re-creations ever made of these hitherto unpublished drawings. The album was produced under the artist's personal supervision. The album is published thanks to the collaboration of three publishers: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, Éditions Cercle d'Art, Paris & Carl Schünemann Verlag, Bremen. This copy is taken from the New York edition.