$3,000
Pablo Picasso (Spanish,1881-1973), "Portrait d'Arthur Rimbaud"-1960 (Bloch 1007; Cramer 119), lithograph on Arches paper, pencil signed lower right margin, numbered edition in lower left margin "88/97". Signed and dated within matrix. Modern limited edition lithograph print depicting the renowned poet, Arthur Rimbaud (French, 1854-1891) within oval cartouche. Verso of work with label from Galerie Moderne at Brentano's, 586 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. Arches watermark visible at lower end of sheet. Framed approximately .Unframed sheet size approximately 19.25" x 14.75". Provenance: From the Estate of Mr. Soichi Furuta, Woodstock, Georgia. Note: Soichi Furuta (1927-2011) was a Renaissance Man of sorts, beginning his career in fine art arena. After attending UCLA, he joined a creative design and packaging firm in New York where he later became president. The firm (Stuart, Gunn & Furuta) was responsible for packaging design for a number of major brands including Michelob, Hershey's, Vicks, and Nestle. Concurrently, Mr. Furuta taught graduate-level courses in design at the City University in New York, later, he served as an adjunct professor of literature at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in North Carolina. Later in life, Furuta penned a dozen books in both English and Japanese with subjects ranging from poetry to translations and even a memoir. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his book of poetry, "Montefeltro the Hawk Nose" that references the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-03-21
