Pigeonneau, from 40 dessins de Picasso en marge du Buffon

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Pigeonneau, from 40 dessins de Picasso en marge du Buffon linocut in brown ocher and green, on yellow wove paper, circa 1939, Baer's Edition A, presumably one of four proofs on this paper (the edition was 226 in various colors on Arches), published by Jonquières and Berggruen, Paris, 1957, with wide margins, time staining, short tears in places in the lower margin Image: 6 ¼ x 7 7/8 in. (159 x 200 mm.) Sheet: 14 ½ x 11 in. (368 x 279 mm.)