Pablo Picasso (Spanish, French, 1881-1973) Les Baigneuses Surprises (Bloch 194; Baer 355), 1933
Etching and drypoint on Montval laid paper ed. of 310
10 x 12.75 (in)
17.25 x 21.25 x 1.25 (in) Framed
Signed in pencil Picasso, lower right
Plate measures 7.5 x 10 (in). Irving Galleries tag, verso. Noted "from the Vollard Suite, Paris, May 22, 1933" on tag, verso.
Published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris. From "La Suite Vollard."
There was a standard edition of 260 and an edition of 50 with wide margins.

Provenance: Private collection, Englewood, Colorado passed by family descent; acquired on January 4, 1966 from Irving Galleries, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Literature: Illustrated as No. 14 in "Picasso for Vollard" by Norbert Guterman, 1956.

This lot is in overall good condition with no visible creases, tears, or discoloration. This lot has a few minor pinpoint-sized spots of foxing in the paper.

10 x 12.75 in