Le Homard (Der Hummer). 1949.
Lithograph.
Bloch 584, Mourlot 143. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 50 copies. On strong Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 54.5 x 69.8 cm (21.4 x 27.4 in). Sheet: 56,5 x 76,4 cm (22,2 x 30,0 in).
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• Up until an old age Picasso was committed to print art.
• Depiction of animals are an integral part of his oeuvre
• The motif references two paintings from December 26 and 31, 1948 (Zervos XV, 114 and 96).

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.