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Profil au fond noir

Lithograph
1947 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph print in black of the face of a women in side profile

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Profil au fond noir (assigned by artist)
  • Profile against a black background (alternative title)
  • Profile (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph print
Brief description
'Profil au Fond Noir', lithograph by Pablo Picasso, 1947.
Physical description
Lithograph print in black of the face of a women in side profile
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 558.8mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
  • Sheet width: 381mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
Dims from catalogue: 1 foot 10 inches x 1 foot 3 inches
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil: Picasso
Associations
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948
  • Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie, Vol. I, 1904-1967, Vol. II, 1966-1069, Berne, 1968, 1971. Bloch 437
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.299-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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