Pablo Picasso (1881-1973
)Taurus and horse in the arena. (H. de Balzac, The Unknown Masterpiece, pl. III). 1929. Etching. 278 x 190. Bloch 84; Baer 125 a. Very beautiful proof on filigree vellum "mbm", before the bevels and before the steelwork, the angles still sharp, with tiny trace of false bite on the head, annotated "Good to print" and signed with a brush and sepia ink. Small traces of ink under the blow of the board on the left. All margins. Final print at 135 proofs. A. Vollard ed. stamp from the Petiet collection on the back (Lugt 5031a).
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Lot no. 446

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973 )Taurus and horse in the arena. (H. de Balzac, The Unknown Masterpiece, pl. III). 1929. Etching. 278 x 190. Bloch 84; Baer 125 a. Very beautiful proof on filigree vellum "mbm", before the bevels and before the steelwork, the angles still sharp, with tiny trace of false bite on the head, annotated "Good to print" and signed with a brush and sepia ink. Small traces of ink under the blow of the board on the left. All margins. Final print at 135 proofs. A. Vollard ed. stamp from the Petiet collection on the back (Lugt 5031a).

Estimate
€8,000 - €10,000
Result
€9,216
Buyer's premium
28%
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973 )Taurus and horse in the arena. (H. de Balzac, The Unknown Masterpiece, pl. III). 1929. Etching. 278 x 190. Bloch 84; Baer 125 a. Very beautiful proof on filigree vellum "mbm", before the bevels and before the steelwork, the angles still sharp, with tiny trace of false bite on the head, annotated "Good to print" and signed with a brush and sepia ink. Small traces of ink under the blow of the board on the left. All margins. Final print at 135 proofs. A. Vollard ed. stamp from the Petiet collection on the back (Lugt 5031a).
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