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This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower centre margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil, from the edition of 50 at the right corner.
It is dated in the plate “18.5.54” [Tuesday 18th May 1954].
This lithograph was printed by Mourlot in the same year in a limited edition of 50 impressions. There were also five artist’s proofs.
The paper bears the Arches watermark.
Other impressions of this subject are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. .
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F. (2009). Picasso Project: Picasso. The Lithographic Work. Volume II. 1949-1969. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy.
Reference: Mourlot 263.
2. Bloch, G. (1971). Pablo Picasso: Tome I. Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Edition Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 768
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet slightly toned.
