Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
5 ¾" x 8" plate size
Raphaël et la Fornarina. XXIII: Seuls, s'étreignant sur le sol, from the 347 Suite, (Bloch 1798), 1968. Etching on BFK Rives paper, numbered in pencil lower left margin 22 / 50, signed in pencil lower right margin, matted under plexiglass in decorative frame, overall 26 ¾" x 28 ¼".
Condition: Very good. Sheet clean and bright, with a strong unbroken plate mark and full margins; no foxing, toning, staining, creasing or tears observed. A faint grey surface smudge in the lower right quadrant of the image. Pencil numbering 22/50 at lower left and pencil signature at lower right are both strong and unfaded. Matted under plexiglass in a black and gilt composition frame showing scattered rubbing and small nicks to the gilt high points, chiefly along the lower rail. Kraft paper dust cover on the verso is torn and lifting along the lower left, with small punctures at the upper right; wire and D-ring hangers intact. Not examined out of the frame; hinging and backing materials unconfirmed.
5 ¾" x 8" plate size
Raphaël et la Fornarina. XXIII: Seuls, s'étreignant sur le sol, from the 347 Suite, (Bloch 1798), 1968. Etching on BFK Rives paper, numbered in pencil lower left margin 22 / 50, signed in pencil lower right margin, matted under plexiglass in decorative frame, overall 26 ¾" x 28 ¼".
Condition: Very good. Sheet clean and bright, with a strong unbroken plate mark and full margins; no foxing, toning, staining, creasing or tears observed. A faint grey surface smudge in the lower right quadrant of the image. Pencil numbering 22/50 at lower left and pencil signature at lower right are both strong and unfaded. Matted under plexiglass in a black and gilt composition frame showing scattered rubbing and small nicks to the gilt high points, chiefly along the lower rail. Kraft paper dust cover on the verso is torn and lifting along the lower left, with small punctures at the upper right; wire and D-ring hangers intact. Not examined out of the frame; hinging and backing materials unconfirmed.
