{"product_id":"pablo-picasso-sculpteur-avec-son-modele-et-sa-sculpture-from-la-suite-vollard-1933","title":"Pablo Picasso - Sculpteur avec son Modèle et sa Sculpture (from La Suite Vollard) 1933","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSculpteur avec son Modèle et sa Sculpture (from La Suite Vollard) 1933\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pablo Picasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sculpteur avec son Modèle et sa Sculpture (from La Suite Vollard)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Etching on parchment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlate Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270 × 195 mm (10 5\/8 × 7 5\/8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 445 × 336 mm (17 1\/2 × 13 1\/4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesignation:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of only three impressions on parchment — aside from the total edition of 310 on Montval laid paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed in red ink and numbered \/3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloch 154; Baer 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unique variant — parchment impression, one of three — from La Suite Vollard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSculpteur avec son Modèle et sa Sculpture\u003c\/em\u003e (1933) is among the rarest and most extraordinary objects in the entire Suite Vollard — not merely a print from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated portfolios, but one of only three impressions pulled on parchment rather than the Montval laid paper used for the standard edition of 310. These three parchment impressions — signed by Picasso in red ink rather than the pencil he used for the standard edition, and numbered within their own series of three — constitute a micro-edition of such extreme rarity that each example is effectively unique within the context of the Suite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe choice of parchment — animal skin prepared for writing, the substrate of medieval manuscripts and Renaissance documents — for this particular plate is charged with meaning. \u003cem\u003eSculpteur avec son Modèle et sa Sculpture\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the Sculptor's Studio sub-series within the Suite Vollard — Picasso's most sustained and most personal meditation on the act of creation, the relationship between the artist and his model, and the emergence of form from raw material. The sculptor, the model, and the sculpture occupy the same space in these plates in a triangular relationship that reflects and refracts Picasso's own situation in the studio: the creator, the muse, and the created thing, each one watching and being watched, each one both subject and object of the artistic act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn parchment, this meditation acquires an additional historical dimension: the skin support connects the image directly to the pre-printing-press tradition of the illuminated manuscript and the drawn document, placing Picasso's classical draftsmanship in a lineage that stretches back through the Renaissance to antiquity — exactly the lineage his Sculptor's Studio plates invoke. The red ink signature — Picasso's deliberate differentiation of these three impressions from all others — transforms the signing itself into a mark of distinction, a chromatic declaration of the rarity of the object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReferenced as Bloch 154 and Baer 307 in the two authoritative catalogues raisonnés of Picasso's prints. Printed by Lacourière and published by Ambroise Vollard, 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e✔ Careful and secure worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"picasso collection\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/pablo-picasso-collection-cubism-masterpieces-and-modern-art-icon?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=picasso\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e➡️ See all available Pablo Picasso works\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any inquiries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Picasso etching?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original etching on parchment, signed in red ink and numbered within the three parchment impressions by Picasso himself, produced alongside but entirely distinct from the standard edition of 310 on Montval laid paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow rare is this impression?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExceptionally rare — one of only three impressions on parchment, each signed in red ink rather than the pencil used for the standard edition. These three impressions constitute the rarest variant within the entire Suite Vollard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy parchment rather than paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParchment — animal skin prepared for writing — was the standard support for medieval manuscripts and Renaissance documents, connecting Picasso's classical draftsmanship to a pre-printing-press tradition that the Sculptor's Studio sub-series explicitly invokes. On parchment, the image acquires a historical depth that the standard paper edition cannot possess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the signature in red ink?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicasso signed the three parchment impressions in red ink rather than the pencil used for the standard edition — a deliberate chromatic distinction that signals the exceptional status of these impressions and transforms the signature itself into an element of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Sculptor's Studio sub-series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA group of plates within the Suite Vollard — among the most celebrated and most personally significant — in which Picasso meditates on the relationship between artist, model, and sculpture. The triangular relationship between creator, muse, and created object reflects his own situation in the studio during the most intense creative period of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this work referenced in the catalogue raisonné?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — listed as Bloch 154 and Baer 307 in the two authoritative catalogues raisonnés of Picasso's prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with specialist packaging suited to parchment works, full insurance at declared value, and shipment tracking. 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