Le repas frugal, from La suite des saltimbanques (Bloch 1; Baer 2)

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Le repas frugal, from La suite des saltimbanques (Bloch 1; Baer 2) etching with drypoint, 1904, on Van Gelder, the second (final) state, from the edition of 250 after steel-facing (there were also 27 or 29 impressions on Japon), published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, 1913, with margins, a few unobtrusive soft handling creases, minor surface soiling, pale staining in the margins, occasional soft rubbing and a few small adhesive remains in places at the sheet edges, pale staining on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 18¼ x 15 in. (463 x 381 mm.) S. 23 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (606 x 479 mm.)