Pablo Picasso: Plate from Page 107, From Le Cocu Magnifique, 1966-68 Mel Ramos If needed urgently

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with Picasso personally refining the prints throughout the process

Medium Lithograph

Framed: 23 1/" x 19 3/8" x 2"

" where he stripped away complexity to find the essential spirit of his subjects

Pablo Picasso: Plate from Page 107, From Le Cocu Magnifique, 1966-68 Mel Ramos If needed urgentlyFarce and Fantasy: Picassos Bold Illustrations for Crommelyncks Le Cocu Magnifique Le Cocu Magnifique (The Magnificent Cuckold), a tragic satire that addresses themes of jealousy, marked Belgian playwright Fernand Crommelyncks (1885 1970) initial major success in 1921. Crommelynck was also father to Aldo and Piero Crommelynck, Picassos printers. The title alludes to the cuckoo bird, which lays its eggs in other birds nests, metaphorically reflecting