While there has been considerable interest in the later work of Pablo Picasso over the past several decades, there remains much to discover regarding his prodigious printmaking activities, specifically on the role played by the progressive proof. There has been an uptick in research and acquisition of these sets of proofs by museums and private collectors over the past 20 years, but exhibitions and publications have lagged behind.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso (1881 Picasso and the Progressive Proof