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PABLO PICASSO L'Abeille.
Aquatint, grattoir and drypoint on cream laid vergé de Montval, 1936. 418x314 mm; 16 3/8x12 3/8 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, before steel-facing and beveling of the plate and aside from the edition of 225. One of only approximately several artist's proofs (Baer cites 7 proofs of this subject altogether and 3 proofs on this paper). Signed in blue crayon, lower right. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Martin Fabiani, Paris. From Histoire Naturelle. A superb impression of this scarce print. Bloch 349; Baer 596 A.
