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This lithograph is hand signed in blue pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower left image.
It is also hand numbered in blue pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower right corner.
It is dated in the plate “23.3.47” [23rd March 1947].
It was created by Picasso on Sunday 23rd March 1947 by applying pen and ink wash to zinc plate.
It was printed by Mourlot in the same year in a limited edition of 50 impressions. There were also six artist’s proofs.
Other impressions of this subject are held by the Museum of Modern Art [MoMA], New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Provenance: Collection of Alice et Henri Dupont
Henri Dupont was the founder of Galerie Henri Dupont, Lille and a founding member of the Société des Amis des Musées de Lille.
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F. (2009). Picasso Project: Picasso. The Lithographic Work. Volume I. 1919-1949. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy.
Reference: Mourlot 144.
2. Bloch, G. (1971). Pablo Picasso: Tome I. Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967. Bern: Edition Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 585
Condition: Very good condition. Minor areas of paper imperfections. Soft creasing along the upper sheet, visible verso.
