Description:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Portrait de Marie-Thérèse de face, 1934, from the edition published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, in 1981 (Bloch 276; Baer 417/IICb2). Unsigned, stamped "Succ. Pablo PICASSO Coll. Marina PICASSO" and with the inventory number (recorded in the Picasso Archives in Paris) "19046" on the reverse. Aquatint with etching and drypoint on laid paper with "RICHARD de BAS" watermark, plate size 12 7/16 x 9 in. (31.4 x 22.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Deckled edges with cockling, margins over 3 inches, small stain to corner u.l.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
The sheet measures 19 15/16 x 15 3/4 in. The stain to the corner is less than 1/4 in. There are very minor crimps to several of the deckles.
N.B. Three of the 19 proof impressions released in 1981 by Galerie Louise Leiris were unnumbered and unstamped.
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