Description:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Minotaure aveugle guidé dans la nuit par une petite fille au pigeon from La Suite Vollard, 1934, edition of 260, published 1939 by Vollard, Paris, printed by Lacourière, Paris (Bloch, 223). Signed "Picasso" in pencil l.r. Etching and engraving on paper, plate size 8 15/16 x 12 5/16 in., matted, framed. Condition: Sheet laid down on pressed paperboard, margins 2 inches or more, mat burn, pale toning, stains to c.r. margin, affixed to window mat at u.c.
Provenance: New England Collection.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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