PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973). 'Carnet de la California'.

for Éditions Cercle d'Art, facsimile reproductions of a sketchbook, 'Carnet de la Californie', lithograph, 1959, facsimiles with 25 sheets of 39 lithographs bound on vellum in ring binding, of which 19 in colour, partly printed on both sides, dated in print and numbered '57', ca. 42 x 27 cm

and 38 loose sheets with 39 lithographs on Arches paper in a green handmade envelope, 19 of them in color, dated, ca. 48 x 33 cm

published in French by Éditions Cercle d'Art, enclosed with an accompanying booklet with an introduction by Georges Boudaille, in cardboard folder with canvas pocket, h. 4.5 cm, L. 48 cm, B. 33.5 cm.

Of the 1500 copies of the ring set produced for France, there are only 120 in the combined version here, but only 100 of them were numbered. The remaining 20 copies were reserved for his friends.
The facsimile reproductions are sketches that Picasso made in the period from November 1, 1955 to January 14, 1956 in his villa 'La Californie' near Cannes. He lived there from 1955 to 1959 with his partner Jaqueline Roque.