Black and with lithograph, "Femmes à leur Toilette" (Women at their Toilette), after a cut-out collage by Pablo Picasso , published in March 1951 for the exhibition  "Sur Quatre Murs" and printed by Atelier Maeght, one of the most renowned printmakers in history, producing prints of the highest quality.  Print size: 13 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches; sheet size: 15 x 22 inches.  Excellent, near mint condition; center fold as issued.
 
"Femmes à leur Toilette" was produced in the workshop of Grands-Augustins during the winter of 1937-1938, this monumental work is often associated with Picasso's famous painting "Guernica".  It is the only tapestry cardboard designed as such by Picasso.  The artist "drew" with scissors in different patterns, and use various other media: imitation brick paper was used to represent the bottom of the wall, or faux-bois (fake/false wood) to represent the parquet and the frame of the mirror.  Picasso organized the composition around three figures evoking the women in his life: Olga on the left, almost absent, turning her back on the other characters; Dora, in the center, suffering, her hands clenched like bird talons, and Marie-Thérèse on the right, holding a mirror. In this mirror, an enigmatic double head is reflected.  It will take almost thirty years, for the weaving to be launched and executed between 1968 and 1976.  Four tapestries were produced (two in color and two black and white).  These required which required between 12,000 and 16,000 hours of work each.  Picasso's original multimedia composition is a massive 9 x 14 feet in size.
 
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) was a Spanish-born painter, sculptor, and printmaker who spent most of his adult life in France.  He is considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, best known for, along with Georges Braque, founding the Cubist movement.  In addition to Cubism, he also executed works in Neoclassicism and Surrealism.  His early works are famously known as the "Blue Period" and Rose Period.  Picasso's works often reflected his Communist political views.  He was a lifelong aficionado of Bullfighting, and in his exceptionally prolific career created many paintings, prints and sculptures devoted to the subject.