This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Picasso” at the lower right margin.
It is dated in the plate “II.5.68.III.” in the upper centre of the composition.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. There were also 17 artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
This etching was printed in 1968 by the Crommelynck Brothers in France and published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris the following year.
This work is the 75th composition in the 347 series.

Literature:
1. Bloch, G. (1968). Pablo Picasso: Tome II, Catalogue of the printed graphic work 1966-69. Berne: Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein.
Reference: Bloch 1498
2. Baer, B. (1994). Picasso: Peintre-Graveur, Tome VI, Catalogue Raisonne de l'OEuvre Grave. Bern: Editions Kornfeld.
Reference: Baer 1571

Condition: Very good condition. The numbering smudged. Pale staining in the margins. Soft handling creases in all margins. The sheet slightly wavy. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.