The Wasp, 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)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: The Wasp, from Histoire naturelle
Origin: Spain
Date: Made 1936
Medium: Aquatint and sugar lift etching with scraping and drypoint on copper in black on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 292 × 220 mm (iamge); 369 × 285 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number: 1946.439.24
Copyright: © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Baer 598 III/III, B.b

Bloch 351

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