The Butterfly, from Histoire naturelle

Prints and Drawings

1936, published May 26, 1942

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
written by Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
published by Martin Fabiani (French)

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Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: The Butterfly, from Histoire naturelle
Origin: Spain
Date: Made 1936
Medium: Aquatint, sugar lift etching, scraping, and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 270 × 210 mm (image); 360 × 285 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number: 1946.439.23
Copyright: © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Baer 597 II/II, B

Bloch 350

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