Pablo Picasso, The Pursuit of the Kidnapper, 1968, Etching and Drypoint

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Pablo picasso (malaga 1881 - mougins 1973)
the pursuit of the kidnapper, 1968
etching and drypoint, copy no. 25/50

dimensions:
… Read more Pablo picasso (malaga 1881 - mougins 1973)
the pursuit of the kidnapper, 1968
etching and drypoint, copy no. 25/50

dimensions:
- plate size: height 23.4 cm, width 32.8 cm
- sheet size: height 36.2 cm, width 47 cm
- frame size: height 56.5 cm, width 64 cm, depth 5 cm

signed in pencil lower right.
date engraved upper right.

edition of:
state i: 2 copies
state ii: 5 copies
50 numbered and signed copies
17 copies for the artist

from the series "347 gravures," printed by cormmelynck in mougins and published by galerie louise leiris in paris in 1969.


the work is framed under glass and has been removed from the frame for inspection (see photo).
it appears to be in good condition. The paper is intact, with slight marks visible as shown in the attached images.
there is a slight crease on the lower right corner and traces of adhesive tape on the back, as shown in the attached images.

it is part of a famous series of etchings created by picasso at the age of 87.

provenance
paris, berggruen & cie
naples, il centro galleria d'arte contemporanea (label on the back - see photo)
prestigious milanese collection

bibliography
see g. Bloch, the picasso project, picasso. The printed graphic work. 1966-1969, alan wofsy fine arts, san francisco 2004, p. 119, no. 1585.
geiser, bernhard and brigitte baer. Picasso: peintre-graveur. 7 volumes. Complete, revised edition. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie. Folios, cloth. Berne, kornfeld et klipstein, 1990-1996, 1601 iibb1

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