Series 156 Plate 107 Signed Original Etching by Pablo Picasso in Santa Fe, New Mexico For Sale

Original etching in black ink on Rives BFK paper by Pablo Picasso. Plate 107 from Series 156. Titled "Degas Viewing Partially Dressed Prostitutes" in Bloch's catalogue raisonne, the image shows Degas on the right looking at three partially clothed women at the left. Signed lower right with the Picasso estage signature stamp. Numbered 45/50 in pencil lower right by the publisher. Dated in the plate in reverse 4/2/71 lower left in the image. This piece could easily be a centerpiece of a modern art collection. Total edition size is 50 numbered (regular edition) and 18 proofs for the artist and publisher. The plates were completed and proofed in xxxx, about 2 years before Picasso died. The etchings were printed before xxxx and published in xxxx. Reference: Bloch xxxx in Bloch, Picasso Project: Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Works, Volume 4, Revised Edition from xxxx, P. 70. (Picasso did not title the work himself; it was titled by the compilers of the catalogue raisonne.) Image Size: 14-3/8 inches H x 9 W inches (19.1/4 cm x 49.1 cm). Framed size: 28-1/4 inches H x 32-3/4 inches W (71.7 cm x 83.2 cm). Strikingly framed in a modern gold frame, with a creme matte and complimentary gold fillet. Covered with UV-resistant acrylic (OP3 AR1) to protect the image. See closeup photos and more details at: http://www.jdsmithfineart.com/picasso_series156_plate107_main.html.