Nature Morte, Compotier (Bloch 18; Baer 22 IIIb)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Nature Morte, Compotier (Bloch 18; Baer 22 IIIb) drypoint, 1908-09, on Arches laid paper, signed in pencil, Baer's third, final state, presumably an unnumbered artist's proof aside from the edition of one hundred published by H. Kahnweiler, Paris, 1912, the full sheet, a deckle edge at left, time staining, backboard staining faintly visible recto, some occasional foxmarks, two short tears at the lower right sheet corner, framed P. 130 x 111 mm., S. 616 x 445 mm.