After Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Nature morte à l’aubergine (Still Life with Eggplant)
1953
Color lithograph on Arches wove paper.
Signed in pencil lower right and numbered [16/100] lower left.
Signed in the stone (upper right).
Printed by Atelier Mourlot, Paris, and published by the Musée de Lyon.
Dimensions:
Image: 38 × 48.5 cm (approx. 371 × 482 mm)
Sheet: 73 × 53.5 cm (approx. 725 × 503 mm)
Catalogued in Czwiklitzer, no. 74.
A striking post-war still life composition, executed in Picasso’s characteristic graphic language of the early 1950s, combining flattened geometric forms with bold black contouring and a refined, contrasting palette. The composition reflects Picasso’s continued exploration of abstraction within the still life genre, closely aligned with his work in ceramics and painting from the same period.
Condition:
Light overall wear consistent with age. Minor horizontal handling crease toward the upper sheet edge. Otherwise in good condition, with well-preserved colors and strong visual presence.
