Pablo Picasso, Baigneuses au Ballon. III, 1933.

Baigneuses au Ballon. III, 1933. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Drypoint on laid paper Signed lower right in pencil Unframed: 17 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (45.1 x 32.4 cm). Framed: 33 1/4 x 28 1/8 in. A rare and unique trial proof, printed on old French vergé ancien laid paper, that Picasso made and signed in pencil, and presented to master printer Jacques Frélaut. One of only four trial proofs, and the only printed on this paper. Printed by Frélaut, Paris, 1960. There is also a numbered edition of 50, plus proofs. With wide margins. Provenance: The artist; Gift of the artist to master printer Jacques Frélaut; Estate of Jacques Frélaut; Private Collection, New York Exhibition History: Picasso, Braque and Léger: Twentieth Century Modern Masters. Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA, September 2012-January 2013;Oglethorpe Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, September 2013-January 2014;Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, September 2016-November 2016. Literature: Reilly Rhodes. Picasso