{"product_id":"pablo-picasso-untitled-nude-ii","title":"Pablo Picasso | Untitled | Nudes II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePablo Picasso (1881–1973) — Untitled | Nudes II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePablo Picasso remains the most influential artist of the twentieth century, the co-founder of Cubism whose six-decade career reshaped modern art across painting, sculpture, ceramics and print. In the years after the Second World War, working first in Antibes and then Vallauris on the French Riviera, Picasso turned to a distinctly Mediterranean cast of subjects — fauns, centaurs, goats, fish and pastoral scenes drawn from classical mythology — rendered with the loose, joyful line of his later style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work is an \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal 1948 heliogravure reproduction published by Draeger Frères, Paris\u003cspan\u003e, reproducing a painting created by Picasso in 1946. It forms part of the history of Picasso’s work being disseminated through the high-quality art publications of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Heliogravure Process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHeliogravure\u003cspan\u003e, also known as photogravure, is a sophisticated intaglio printing technique developed to reproduce artwork and photographic imagery with exceptional tonal depth and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process uses a photographic image to create a finely etched copper printing plate. Variations in the depth of the etched plate allow different amounts of ink to be retained, producing subtle gradations of tone and a rich, almost photographic quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeliogravure was particularly valued for the reproduction of fine art because of its ability to preserve delicate tonal variations, texture and detail. The resulting prints have a distinctive depth and softness that distinguish them from more conventional photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1948\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Heliogravure on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 42 × 53 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Draeger Frères, Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Reproduction of a 1946 painting by Pablo Picasso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/collections\/pablo-picasso\"\u003eClick here to view the whole collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Picasso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57278297309524,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/pablo-picasso-etudes.jpg?v=1790329385","url":"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/ar\/products\/pablo-picasso-untitled-nude-ii","provider":"Creed Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}