Artist
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)Spanish, 1881–1973
CultureSpanish
Titles
- L'Autruche
- from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle
- LA ATRUCHE
Date1936
PlaceParis, France
MediumAquatint and etching, proof before steel facing
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (41.9 × 31.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 13 1/16 in. (44.1 × 33.2 cm)
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 13 1/16 in. (44.1 × 33.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frances and Peter C. Marzio
Object number2006.373
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition History"Picasso - The Intaglio Prints: 1904-1968, Marc Rosen Fine Art, Ltd., New York, October 22-November 13, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of the sheet in pencil: HP
verso bottom right corner in pencil: B343
verso bottom right corner in pencil: B343
lower right on the plate in pencil: Picasso
printed on the bottom of the plate: LA ATRUCHE
Catalogue raisonnéBloch 343 and Geiser/Baer 590 ii/ii
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