Pablo Picasso, Arachne Montrant Son Travail, Les Mtamorphoses, Lithograph

Condition: Pre-Owned

Lithograph on vlin papier Verg fin blanc des papeteries de Bellerive paper.

Paper size: 11.02 x 8.66 inches; image size: 4.4 x 5.7 inches.

Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.

Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent with age.

Notes: From the folio, Suite des reproductions des Eaux-fortes de Pablo Picasso pour illustrer les Mtamorphoses d'Ovide, 1970.

Published and printed by Production Edito-Service S.A., Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Genve, in collaboration with Albert Skira, Genve.

Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), The original edition of Les Mtamorphoses d'Ovide, full text of the association, Guillaume Bud, established and translated by Georges Lafaye, is illustrated with XXX original etchings by Picasso.

The draw, completed on October Twenty-Fifth, Nineteen Thirty-One, in Paris, on the presses of Lon Pichon for typography, and by Louis Fort for the engravings, was limited to CXLV examples, all numbered in the press and signed by the artist, namely: XXX examples on Japon blanc a la forme fabriqu spcialement par la manufacture impriale, including V examples, numbered from I to V, each containing a sequel on Japon with remarks in bistre, a suite on Chine with remarks in black and an original drawing by the artist, and XXV examples, numbered from VI to XXX, each containing a sequel on Japon with remarks in black; XCV examples, numbered from XXXI to CXXV, on verg de pur chiffon fabriqu spcialement a la main par les papeteries d'Arches; And CX non-commerce examples, numbered in roman numerals from I to XX, reserved for the artist and collaborators.

The coppers used to draw the illustrations were scratched by the artist in the presence of the publisher.

This album has been presented to collectors and bibliophiles of the United States of America by Marie Harriman. This lithograph edition, 2228 cm, was shot with Albert Skira's authorization on papier Verg fin blanc des papeteries de Bellerive.

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