Pablo Picasso_Ménines et gentilshommes dans la Sierra, Pl.134 from 'Séries 347' aquatint, 1968, on BFK Rives, signed in pencil, numbered 14/50 (there were also 17 E.A.), published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, printed by Crommelynck, Paris, framed, mat staining, foxing and staining along the left edge, with tape remaining on the reverse, Image: 33.5×49.5cm Sheet: 50.2×66.0cm, Literature: Bloch 1614/ Baer 1630 Bb1

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