Vieil homme songeant a sa vie: jeunesse galante, âge mûr de peintre célèbre, œuvre créée dans un taudis et trônant maintenant sous un dais. 1968.
Etching and aquatint.
Bloch 1604. Geiser/Baer 1619 B b (of C). Signed. Dated "28.5.68" in the plate. Artist proof. From an edition of 17 copies from this state and on this type of paper. On Rives wove paper. 49 x 33.5 cm (19.2 x 13.1 in). Sheet: 65,5 x 46,5 cm (25,7 x 18,3 in).
Sheet 123 from the series "Série 347". Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris 1969. Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. [KT].
• Artist proof from the estate and the collection of Marina Picasso.
• Personal motif from the late creative period in which the artist reflected on his life.
• Picasso's graphic works, in their technical richness and expressiveness, make for an important part of his oeuvre.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Collection Marina Picasso (verso with the collector's stamp, Lugt 3698).
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York.
Private collection Northern Germany (acquired from the above in 1995).

In good condition. With unobtrusive mount staining. Lower left margin with isolated, unobtrusive handling creases.