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From Greg Kucera Gallery:
Here are more of the prints Picasso created to accompany the Natural History text of George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.
L'Abeille, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
Employing aquatint and sugar-lift, the prints were done spontaneously and quickly, completed in just one month.
La Guepe, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
The Buffon etchings are playful and humorous, drawn not from life, but from Picasso's memories as a child seeing animals on the farm and in the circus.
Le Papillon / The Butterfly, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
His initial prints were drypoints, where his line was simply scratched into a metal plate.
La Guepe, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
The Buffon etchings are playful and humorous, drawn not from life, but from Picasso's memories as a child seeing animals on the farm and in the circus.
Le Papillon / The Butterfly, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
His initial prints were drypoints, where his line was simply scratched into a metal plate.
L'Araignée / The , 1936
Original Sugar-lift Aquatint by Pablo Picasso
He worked with several considerable master printers who encouraged him, taught him and challenged him to make ever more complex prints.
La Sauterelle / The Grasshopper, 1942
Etching by Pablo Picasso
As his ability grew, so did his curiosity about prints that engaged mass as well as simple line, color in addition to black and white, and a broader scope of size and scale.
These etchings have often been interpreted as subtle projections of the artist's enigmatic personality .... his staunch attention to detail (for example) finds an outlet in the intricate detail of the grasshopper. (Source)
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