Pablo Picasso, (1881-1973)
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Buste de Femme de Face, from Gongora: Vingt Poèmes (B. 487; Ba. 749 A), 1947
Sugar-lift aquatint and hand-biting, on cream wove paper, signed in blue crayon and annotated in green crayon Bon à Tirer, a rare proof impression before the steel facing of the plate (the definitive proof impression apart from the book edition of 276 unsigned examples), inscribed and dated in the stone 26.24.47. II Gongora, printed by Lacourière, Paris, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 14 7/8 x 11in (37.8 x 27.9cm)
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Buste de Femme de Face, from Gongora: Vingt Poèmes (B. 487; Ba. 749 A), 1947
Sugar-lift aquatint and hand-biting, on cream wove paper, signed in blue crayon and annotated in green crayon Bon à Tirer, a rare proof impression before the steel facing of the plate (the definitive proof impression apart from the book edition of 276 unsigned examples), inscribed and dated in the stone 26.24.47. II Gongora, printed by Lacourière, Paris, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 14 7/8 x 11in (37.8 x 27.9cm)