Description
Discover this exceptional original 1972 exhibition poster for Pablo Picasso’s final solo show before his death in 1973. Designed to advertise 172 recent drawings presented at the prestigious Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris, this striking lithograph features “The Painter & His Model”—a poignant study of youth and aging that captures Picasso’s deepening meditation on mortality and artistic legacy.
This lithographic poster was authorized by Picasso himself and executed by renowned French artist Henri Deschamps, whose signature appears in the plate (lower right). Printed by the legendary Mourlot in Paris under Picasso’s direct supervision in 1972, this is a museum-quality piece of mid-century modernism. Limited edition of 5,250. Catalogue Raisonne: Czwiklitzer 446; Rodrigo 241. Sheet size: 28″ x 19”. Fine condition.
Galerie Louise Leiris, established in Paris in 1920 by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and later directed by his daughter Louise Leiris, became legendary as the gallery through which Picasso and Salvador Dali advanced their most significant works. Mourlot, the visionary Parisian print shop founded by Fernand Mourlot in the early 1920s, fundamentally transformed lithography as an art form, enabling Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Miró, Braque, Léger, and Giacometti to expand the boundaries of fine art expression. This poster embodies that collaborative mastery.
This is an original 1972 exhibition poster—not a reproduction. Each poster includes a Certificate of Authenticity. We stand behind every description and condition assessment. The Vintage Poster is an IVPDA-certified vintage poster dealer, serving collectors worldwide.
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