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PABLO PICASSO Series 347:113 (Vieux beau saluant très bas une pupille de la Célestine).
Sugarlift and aquatint, 1968. 60x120 mm; 2 3/8x4 3/4 inches, full margins. One of only 5 proofs before the steel-facing and beveling of the plate, aside from the published edition of 50 and 17 artist's proofs. Inscribed "épreuve avant aciérage" in pencil with the artist's signature ink stamp, lower margin. Printed by Crommelynck, Mougins. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. From 347 Gravures. Ex-collection Marina Picasso, with the violet ink stamp (Lugt 3698, verso) and registered with the Picasso Archives, Paris with the inventory number "28941" in pencil, verso. A very good impression. Bloch 1593; Baer 1609.
