Pablo Picasso 'Françoise' Lithograph

This item is a black and white lithograph or print of a female portrait, stylistically attributed to Pablo Picasso and identified as 'Françoise' (Likely Françoise Gilot). The composition features a front-facing female face with a cylindrical neck and voluminous, dark, cross-hatched hair. The facial features are executed with bold, minimalist line work, characterized by asymmetrical eyes—one stylized as an almond shape with radiating lashes and the other more realistically rendered with a shaded iris. The nose is formed by a single continuous black line that segments the face. The piece is rendered on off-white or light cream-colored paper. It is professionally framed with a layered matting system including a thin black inner border and a wider grey outer mat, housed within a gold-toned frame. A visible signature mark appears in the lower right corner, consistent with Picasso’s cursive style. The condition appears stable within the frame; however, there is some potential minor yellowing of the paper consistent with age. This style reflects the artist's mid-20th-century period, around the late 1940s to early 1950s. The craftsmanship shows intricate lithographic mark-making, particularly in the dense linework of the hair and the subtle shading on the neck.

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