Pablo Picasso | 4 May 1945 | Etching

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
4 May 1945 | Etching
Etching | Dated in the plate

Dated in the plate 4 May 1945 — just four days before VE Day, the formal end of the Second World War in Europe — this etching is among the most historically specific works in Picasso's graphic output. The date itself is the subject as much as anything depicted: the world on the verge of transformation, the end of six years of European catastrophe four days away, the specific quality of that moment of anticipation and relief captured in a mark made on the day itself. Picasso working in Paris, liberated from German Occupation since August 1944, producing a work that carries its date as both signature and historical document.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London. Private viewings by appointment.

Etching | Dated in the plate 4 May 1945
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