PABLO PICASSO | GRAND AIR (B. 289; BA. 608)
Estimate:
25,000 - 35,000 USD
PABLO PICASSO
1881 - 1973
GRAND AIR (B. 289; BA. 608)
Etching with heliogravure, 1936, Baer's III.A of D, inscribed in pencil 'II E.', a trial proof before the numbered edition of ten plus approximately 12 additional proofs, on Montval laid paper, printed by Lacourière, Paris, unframed
plate: 417 by 316 mm 16⅜ by 12⅜ in
sheet: 509 by 335 mm 20 by 13⅛ in
With full margins, the print is in good condition apart from faint discoloration and some pale surface soiling in the margins. Occasional pale fox marks, primarily in the margins and on the verso, and an extremely pale spot of staining above the platemark at lower right. The verso with some spots of discoloration and stray blue pigment.
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