Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Arches Wove Paper
76.5 x 56 cm. / 30.2 x 22 in.
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Picasso" in the lower right image.
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, in the lower left image.
The lithograph was printed by Mourlot in 1958 in a limited edition of 50 impressions. There were also five artist’s proofs and six printer’s proofs.
Provenance: Private collection, France.
Literature:
1. Mourlot, Fernand. 2009. Picasso Project: Picasso. The Lithographic Work. Volume II. 1949-1969. San Francisco, Alan Wofsy.
Reference: Mourlot 114
2. Bloch, George, 1971. Pablo Picasso: Tome I, Catalogue of the printed graphic work 1904-1967. Bern: Edition Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 826
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale toning across the sheet. Minor areas of skinning at the extreme sheet edges. The sheet has uneven edges as issued.