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PABLO PICASSO Le Bain.
Drypoint, 1905. 344x285 mm; 13 1/2x11 1/4 inches, full margins. Edition of 250. Printed by Louis Fort, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From La Suite des Saltimbanques. A superb, dark impression of this early drypoint, with all the delicate horizontal wiping scratches distinct and with burr throughout.
Coinciding with his Rose Period (or Circus Period) of painting, Picasso's first series of etchings in 1905, generally known as La Suite des Saltimbanques, and created at the outset of his career at only 24 years old, are mostly candid representations of the lives and private moments of acrobats and gypsies. Picasso frequently attended the Cirque Médrano in Montmartre, Paris, near his studio. As a young artist, he was drawn to the bohemian lifestyle of the circus folk, their freedom of expression and their declassé subculture. Bloch 12; Geiser 14.
