The Montblanc Artisan Edition pays homage to the great Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso. With master craftmanship Montblanc created the Pablo Picasso Limited Edition as a highest respect to the field of arts and culture. Celebrating the work and life of famous artist Pablo Picasso, Montblanc released two Limited Editions: The Artisan Edition Pablo Picasso Limited Edition 91 and the Artisan Edition Pablo Picasso Limited Edition 39.
Both 2 versions are inspired by Picasso’s writings and by the drawing ” Portrait de Jeune Fille ” (from 1936).
Pablo Picasso – The True Genius of the 20th Century
Pablo Picasso born in Málaga in 1881, started to paint at the early age of seven and a mere two years later completed his first oil painting, “Le Picador”. It was the start of an unequalled artistic career whose beginnings got underway in his father’s painting classes. Until his death in 1973 in Mougins, France, the artistic genius produced more than 50,000 works ranging from drawings to ceramics and from poetry to sculpture and painting. These include the “Dove of Peace” and his famous masterpiece, “Guernica”, which depicted the destruction of the city of the same name during the Spanish Civil War. It was displayed for the first time at the International Fair in Paris in 1937, where it received the highest accolades.
Even today, we are still impressed by the unique language of the shapes that will endure forever, along with their legendary Creator. Just as the painter Picasso, the poet Picasso also had a close connection between his art subjects and Spain. With untamed passion and near-insanely associative images, he built a literary legacy of unique value between 1935 and 1959. This extraordinary artist wrote three plays , as well as 300 poems, that were created in diary notes and range from simple prose to expressionist short texts. Picasso’s impressive literary legacy was published for the first time in 1973, taking the reader onto a fascinating journey to sensual levels of unique poetry and surprising diversity, based on something very special: the love of the Painter of the century for the written word.
Limited Edition 39
The skeletonized 18K solid white gold cap extends almost the full length of the pen. The cap offers the view on the 18K gold nib and is engraved with Picasso’s comments and sketches on his work “Portrait de Jeune Fille”. This famous piece of art decorates the upper part of the cap with the distinctive trait of the portrait, being pictured by the artfully crafted clip.
The cone with its red lacquer stripes between the 750 white gold rings pays tribute to the national colours of Spain. The faceted barrel is shaped to resemble Picasso’s preferred sketch pencils. The gray lacquer of the barrel resembles concrete – as a reference to many of Picasso’s sculptures.
The cap top is adorned with a special multifaceted diamond cut in the form of Montblanc’s famous star emblem (0.53ct, colour E with clarity IF). The 18K gold nib is decorated with a fine engraving of Picasso’s famous drawing “Ojo”.
The White Gold Limited Edition Pablo Picasso is strictly limited to 39 pieces worldwide, which symbolize the number of paintings and drawings depicting Sylvette David, the artist’s muse.
Limited Edition 91
The Limited Edition Pablo Picasso 91 features the skeletonized cap in 750 solid gold. The body of the pen is in glossy black, while the yellow gold cap is engraved with Picasso’s comments and sketches for the painting ” Portrait de Jeune Fille” (Portrait of a Young Girl). The clip is also made in the form of a profile from a portrait.
The Montblanc emblem in mother-of-pearl adorns the cap of the pen. The 4 red lacquered stripes on the cone of the pen, over the 18K gold base are reminiscent of the artist’s Spanish origins. The18K gold rhodium-plated nib is engraved with Picasso’s signet “Ojo”.
The Montblanc Artisan Edition Pablo Picasso Limited Edition was produced in 91 pieces, according to the number of years the artist lived.
Launch 2012
Limitation:
Fountain Pens 91
Fountain Pens 39
Fountain Pen 39
Fountain Pen 91
