Pablo Picasso Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil,1950) Etching on arches paper

Pablo Picasso
Pour Roby 1950
Re-strike etching
The Collector’s Guild
Year 1969
Paper size 16 ½ x 14″
Image 9 x 7

Picasso originally drew this portrait for his friend, author Robert Godet also known as Roby. He later etched the portrait onto a printing plate so that Roby could include the print in his book L’Age de Soleil. As he chose to replicate the drawing exactly, both the artist’s signature and the title of the piece are reversed in the print. Picasso later gave the printing plate to Roby with permission to print further editions.