Aquatint in colors on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper
Plate:
16 19/94 x 12 7/16inc
414 x 316mm
Sheet:
21 57/64 x 16 1/16inc 
556 x 408mm
Signed in crayon, dedicated Pour mes Pignon, Picasso, Le 29.9.1965, one of 15 proofs aside from the edition of 50
 
 
 
Picasso created the Fumeur series in the 1960s, a period when he was reflecting on themes of identity, aging, and artistic vitality. The smoker figure often represented a self-reflective persona—an artist or thinker in repose. In this work, Picasso merges youthful color and playful abstraction with the seasoned mastery of his later years.