Imaginary Portrait 8 is one of the most vivid examples from Pablo Picasso’s playful and expressive Imaginary Portraits series, created in 1969. The original gouache paintings were composed by Picasso at his home in Mougins, France, painted directly onto corrugated cardboard—a humble material that inspired one of his most spontaneous and colourful bodies of work.
This particular lithograph is printed on Arches wove paper and marked HC (hors commerce), indicating a proof outside the standard editions. It was produced under Picasso’s supervision by the renowned chromist Marcel Salinas, who worked closely with the artist to translate the texture and dynamic energy of the gouache originals into lithographic form.
