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Pablo Picasso n.p., n.d. After Pablo Picasso "Toros y Toreros… Pour Margaret" Ltd. Ed. Lithograph, Ex. Karsh Estate Print A lithograph after Spanish Modern artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), "Toros y Toreros… Pour Margaret" ["Bulls and Bullfighters… For Margaret"] (Paris, France: Ed. Cercle d'Art, 1964), limited edition #295/300. The print was retained in the personal collection of Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002). N.d., n.p. The colorful image in yellow, red, purple, blue, magenta, green, and black is printed on thick, cream Johannot paper with deckled edges; the watermark is located in two places, at upper left and at lower right. Pencil-inscribed outside the image at lower right as "295/300." Inscribed in stone with the dedicatory message, work title, and date as: "Pour Margaret / le 4.8.61. Picasso / Picasso / Toros / + Toreros" ["For Margaret / 8.4.61. Picasso / Picasso / Bulls / + Bullfighters."] Hand-stamped verso as: "© Cercle d'Art Paris. 1964 / Printed in France." Bearing an official estate label of provenance on verso, easily removable if desired. Expected wear including an unevenly toned top edge. An isolated wrinkle and closed tear located in the upper right corner. Else very good to near fine. 19.5" x 25.5." Ex. Karsh Estate. Karsh photographed four different view of Pablo Picasso in Vallauris, France, on July 2, 1954. The photo shoot is listed on Karsh.org (Sitting #11048). Karsh captured Picasso's legendary intensity, showing the artist standing, seated, and posing next to an oversized figural vase. Karsh later recalled that, despite assurances to the contrary from Picasso's intimates, the sculptor arrived to the photo shoot location on time and even wearing clean clothes. Karsh appreciated Picasso's fellow artist's eye, noting: "He could partially view himself in my large format lens and intuitively moved to complete the composition." A prolific portrait photographer, Karsh took an estimated 250,000 negatives of subjects over the course of 15,000 sittings over seven decades. Retrospective exhibitions of Karsh photography have pinpointed the 1940s and 1950s as Karsh's heyday - when he photographed actors, writers, composers, military leaders, politicians, and artists, like Picasso. Karsh Estate Provenance: Held by the Estate of Yousuf & Estrellita Karsh; after Yousuf's death in 2002 passing to Estrellita Karsh; after Estrellita's death in March 2025 passing to Katherine Getchell, Co-Executor, Estrellita Karsh Estate and Personal Representative of Estrellita Karsh. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!