Profil de Marie-Thérèse en abîme, jeune homme au masque de minotaure et vieux barbu aux oreilles d’âne
Pablo Picasso
Profil de Marie-Thérèse en abîme, jeune homme au masque de minotaure et vieux barbu aux oreilles d’âne
Original etching
1934
Profile of Marie-Thérèse in the abyss, young man in a minotaur mask and old bearded man with donkey ears
An original Pablo Picasso etching printed in black ink on laid paper bearing the “Picasso” watermark.
A superb proof impression of Geiser/Baer’s second and final state, one of only two or three such hand-signed proof impressions printed prior to the steefacing of the plate. Printed by Lacourière in 1942 prior to the stamp-signed edition printed after the steelfacing of the plate.
Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Picasso, dated in the plate (in reverse) lower left.
Bloch 279; Geiser/Baer 422.II.A.b.
1934
In excellent condition, printed on a full sheet.
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
Image: 8 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches
Framed: 21 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches
