Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous artists for his paintings but he also created lino prints in the 1950-60s. In about 1953-4, Picasso worked in Vallauris, France, alongside Hidalgo Arnera, a well-known master printer. Together they experimented with print making and colour techniques. They would experiment by using different colours on different linoleum, which were then super imposed on the same sheet of paper. Picasso's first attempt at, " portrait of a woman after cranach the younger " was produced on 3/7/1958 by using 2 colours. The next day, he returned to the same image but with a more enthusiastic approach. The same day, he made 5 different lino blocks with a single colour on each block- sepia,yellow, red, blue and black. This was so that he could superimpose them together in that colour sequence. This provided an idea to print different proofs. He made 2 of the coloured blocks and three black to create the final image. The final image on white Arches Wove paper in an edition of approximately 15 Artists prints.
A little later on, in 1962, the two prints, "still life under the lamp", and "Jacqueline reading" were counted as two of the most important works.
Still life under lamp 1962
Still life with watermelon 1962
Jaqualine reading 1962
Portrait of woman after cranach the younger 1958
The prints are very interesting through the use of vibrant colours and simple shape. This is completely different to the work of Tom Davidson, whos lino cuts are more like photographs. Tom uses more neutral, realistic colours and fine line with incredible detail to create a three-dimensional setting such as landscapes. Picasso's are more flat but are still lovely in their own way. I cant help but wonder if Picasso's lino cut prints would be as popular, if the prints from Tom Davidson were around at the same time.
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