Original Lifetime Lithograph • Collection Mourlot
Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881–1973
Femme accroupie au bras levé
(Crouching Woman with Raised Arm)
1956
Provenance
Collection Mourlot (stamped with the official Collection Mourlot ink mark on verso; featuring the catalogue reference number '275' and archival number '2' in pencil on the reverse).
Rare Original Proof Aside from Edition of 50 • Collection Mourlot Stamp
Cubist Masterpiece & Archive Rarity
Archive Proof from Atelier Mourlot
A monumental Cubist masterpiece and an extraordinary original lifetime lithograph created by Pablo Picasso on January 12, 1956. This museum-grade sheet is a rare printer’s proof originating from the historic archive of the Mourlot printing house, bearing the official ink stamp Collection Mourlot on the verso. Outside the standard signed and numbered commercial edition of 50, it represents the highest level of Paris printmaking provenance.
Medium: Original lithograph in black on wove Arches paper with full margins
Size: Image: 17 × 23½ in (43.1 × 59.5 cm); Sheet: 19.75 × 26 in (50.2 × 66 cm)
Watermark: Features the original hand-made Arches watermark
Signature / Date: Dated '12.1.56.' in the stone upper left
Edition: Rare original printer’s proof aside from the signed edition of 50
Printer & Publisher: Printed at Atelier Mourlot, Paris (1956)
Catalogue Raisonné References:
Bloch, Georges, Pablo Picasso: Catalogue de l'œuvre gravé et lithographié 1904–1967, Vol. I, No. 791.
Mourlot, Fernand, Picasso Lithographe, No. 275.
Condition Notes: Very good overall condition. Full deckle-edged sheet as issued. Traces of paper tape on upper verso corners from previous matting (hinging), not affecting the artwork.
Drawn directly on the lithographic stone by Picasso in 1956, Femme accroupie au bras levé (Crouching Woman with Raised Arm) is a definitive Cubist masterpiece. It captures his powerful geometric construction, sculptural hatching, and expressive line work. Combined with the official Collection Mourlot archive stamp on verso, this original lithograph is a landmark acquisition for connoisseurs of Modern Master graphic works.
Guaranteed authentic original lifetime lithograph.
