Femme Au Stylographe Appraisal

Femme au Stylographe (Woman with a Fountain Pen) - After Pablo Picasso

This item is a color lithograph on paper, a stylized cubist interpretation of a seated woman, after the original 1954 oil painting by Pablo Picasso. The composition features a woman with long hair, rendered in a palette of blues, greens, greys, and blacks. The figure is fragmented in a classic late cubist / surrealist manner, with a profile and frontal view merged in the face. She is depicted holding a pen over what appears to be a writing surface. The background consists of broad, textured applications of lavender and pale blue, creating a sense of shallow space. Notable features include a printed 'Picasso' signature in the upper left corner and common pencil numbering in the lower left margin, indicating this is part of a limited edition. The linework is bold and expressive, mimicking the woodcut or linocut style often employed by Picasso in his printmaking. The condition appears stable with vibrant colors, though there is a slight variability in the paper tone near the edges consistent with age and typical framing exposure. The craftsmanship reflects the mid-20th-century lithographic techniques used to reproduce iconic modern masterworks for the collector's market.