Côte D'Azur 1962, Original Poster. Pablo Picasso

This poster was designed by Picasso with Henri Deschamps, Mourlot's master printer, to promote Côte d’Azur for the Ministry of Transport and Public Works in France in 1962. Picasso supplied picture 25 of the series: Pigeons at La Californie which he painted in September 1957. Deschamps produced the lithograph and Picasso wrote the text.. Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his life in France. Recognised as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso was a trailblazer in movements such as Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism, and collage, earning him a central place in Modern Art. Over his prolific career, he produced more than 20,000 works across various media, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, and theatrical designs. From the mid-1940s, Picasso worked extensively with the Mourlot Studios in Paris, creating over 400 lithographs and exhibition posters. His close collaboration with master printer Henri Deschamps, one of his most trusted partners at Mourlot, continued from 1945 until Picasso’s death in 1973."