Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Nu assis entouré d'esquisses de bêtes et d'hommes

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Nu assis entouré d'esquisses de bêtes et d'hommes, 1927, from LE CHEF D'OEUVRE INCONNU (Bloch, 91; Geiser, 132b). Signed "Picasso" in brown ink l.r., identified on a label from the Art Lending Service of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, affixed to the backing. Etching on Van Gelder Zonen cream wove paper with partial watermark, plate size 7 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (19.5 x 27.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 2 1/2 inches with deckled lower edge, toning, mat burn, corrugation staining to verso, bleached area to corner of margin u.r., pencil annotation to lower margin and verso.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

The sheet measures 14 3/16 x 17 in.


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