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1972. BOOK. (FACSIMILE). PICASSO, PABLO:. PICASSO’S PARIS ID CARD, 1900. With an introduction by Rosa Mª Subirana. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 1972. 2 vols. I: Notebook with preliminary studies, 87 pp. with text in Spanish, French, and English, in small 12º landscape format. II: Facsimile of the Picasso notebook, 45 leaves reproduced by phototype and stencil in 16º landscape format. A magnificent facsimile of the sketchbook which, despite its small size, contains one of the most delightful collections of drawings by Picasso. Both volumes are presented in a publisher’s hardcover slipcase, which is somewhat soiled."Of the 17 sketchbooks that the artist himself donated to the Picasso Museum in Barcelona in 1970, this one is perhaps the most visually compelling, as it marks the first time Picasso’s mastery of color bursts forth upon his encounter with a new environment: Paris in 1900.” (Rosa Mª Subirana).