Thomas French Fine Art
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Title: Plate XI, Le Cocu Magnifique
Medium: Etching
Date Of Execution: 1968
Dimensions: Image/Plate: 8 5/8 x 12 5/8", Sheet: 11 1/8 x 14 7/8"
Signature: Unsigned
Edition: From the unsigned edition of 200 impressions printed on Rives BFK paper
References And Exhibitions:
From the unsigned edition of 200 impressions printed on Rives BFK paper
There is also a signed edition of 30 impressions
The set of 12 etching & aquatints is signed by Picasso on the justification page.
A photocopy will be provided to the purchaser for documentation
Printer: Atelier Crommelynck, Paris
Le Cocu Magnifique is a Belgian play written by Fernand Crommelynck.
The plot of the play is as follows:
Bruno, the village scribe, is married to a beautiful and devoted young woman named Stella. He makes a good living composing love letters for the uneducated villagers, many of which are addressed to his wife. Bruno's eloquence can lift him off into rhapsodies of brilliant exaggeration. As a character verging on the manic, his paranoia is easily excited. He convinces himself that his fear of being cuckolded can be appeased only by the certainty of knowing he is a cuckold. Therefore, he offers his wife first to his best friend and then, when that fails to appease him, to all the young men of the village. This demented decision disrupts village life: the town turns violently against him, and the women of the village threaten Stella with torture, degradation and expulsion.
References: Bloch 1254
Cramer 140 (Book)
Condition Notes:
Excellent
Price: (US) $2,700.00
Inventory Number: FA10708
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