$10,000
Sheet has toned with age, overall showing in fine vintage condition.
Signature is heavily faded and visible under close inspection, especially under UV light. Framed behind glass measuring 33 x 27 x 1 inches.
Sheet measures: 26.25 h x 19.75 w inches.
Signed to lower right 'Picasso'. Numbered to lower left '97/100'. Dated in stone to upper right '4.12.56' with Arches watermark. This work is number 97 from the edition of 100 printed by J. Berto and published by H. Matarasso, Nice, France. The same illustration was also used for a poster of the exhibition, Picasso: Un demi-siècle de livres illustrés at Galerie H. Matarasso, 21 December 1956-31 January 1957.
1956
lithograph on Arches paper
22 h × 16 w in (56 × 41 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Pierce Butler III, St. Paul, MN | Thence by descent
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2019-01-17
