Full title: "Picasso at La Californie, Cannes, 1957"
When Penn arrived at Picasso’s house in the south of France, the artist pretended not to be home. But after Penn’s assistant climbed over the locked gate, Picasso granted the photographer ten minutes. Covering his sweat-shirt with a Spanish cape, Picasso tried to playfully deflect him. Variants of this image show how Penn patiently worked the pose, allowing the artist his costume play while progressively boring in to isolate the riveting gaze of his left eye..

This is a genuine vintage photogravure, printed in 1959. 10" x 10" print, mounted on acid-free board and matted in a 12"x12" black wooden frame.