LONDON.- Bonhams announces that the 2011 sale of Picasso Editions featuring prints, ceramics and tapestries by the famed master will take place on Tuesday 27th September in the company’s Knightsbridge auction rooms.

One of the current highlights of the sale is Le Baiser, a large wool tapestry estimated to fetch £6,000-8,000. It was executed in an edition of just 20 in 1979-80 by Marigold Enterprises Ltd. Picasso, along with Leger, Miro and Dufy, was among the first modern artists to allow their designs to be translated into tapestries.

As one of the most experimental artists of the 20th Century, Picasso also turned his hand to pottery and printmaking with as much passion as he did painting.

There are a wide range of vibrant and colourful ceramics consigned for this sale including the decorated jug with a face, Femme du barbu (£5,000-7,000), a black and white plate, Joueur de flûte et chèvre (£1,200-1,800) and the broad dish, Visage dans un ovale (£2,000-3,000).

Other highlights of the sale include two prints: La Corrida (1956) is a charming scene of one of Picasso’s favoured subjects – the bull fight – and has a pre-sale estimate of £10,000-15,000. A colour aquatint entitled Nature morte au Crâne is also expected to sell for £10,000-15,000.

Ruth Graham, Bonhams Specialist, comments, “This auction offers an exciting opportunity to collect works by one of the 20th century’s most pre-eminent artists. He is always such a popular artist with great appeal, and these ceramics, prints and other editions give the public a remarkably affordable option to own their very own ‘Picasso’.”