This definitely makes my list of favorite vintage finds of all time. It is a framed and matted print of Pablo Picasso's Main Aux Fleurs". I found it at the very back of the pile, completely unloved. It was pretty dirty and had been marked down several times - so either people were too lazy to want to clean it up, or we have all lost our appreciation for art. I sincerely hope it's the former. As much as I love Picasso's most famous works - it's the simple drawings that get me. Main Aux Fleurs actually rivals his Peace Dove - for the title of all time favorite. There is something so organic, and genuine about their playful simplicity - especially because they are the work of such a visionary man. As if he's almost mocking us.
The frame is a little bent up, and I thought about replacing it for a split second...but I've decided that it just adds to its charm. And thusly it stays.
Vintage pieces are always more fun for me than new things. They all have a story, and a path - which makes them mysterious. I also love that they are never perfect which somehow makes-them-perfect.
And hey, it certainly doesn't hurt that it only cost $7.99.
Cheers to that indeed.
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