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PABLO PICASSO
Two Nude Women: Eleven States (M. 16; see B. 390)
twelve lithographs including two of the second state with blue wash on opposite sides of a single sheet of wove paper, 1945, on Arches and wove papers, Mourlot's second, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth and 13th through 18th (final) states, Mourlot calls for 19 proofs of each state and the signed and numbered edition of 50 in the final state, second state inscribed '2e' and 'M 16 2e etat' in pencil in the lower margin and '2e' on the reverse, sixth state inscribed consecutively '61 - 65bis 66', '6e état 30/11' in pencil on the reverse, seventh state inscribed 'M 15 7o' in pencil at the lower sheet edge, and '67', '31/12', '7e état' on the reverse, ninth state inscribed '9e' and 'M 16 9e etat' in pencil in the lower right margin corner and '68 8e état 5/1/46 69 9e état 10/1/46' and '150' on the reverse, tenth state inscribed 'M 16 10 etat' and '10e' in pencil in the lower margin, and '10e état' '70', '17/1/46' on the reverse, 13th state inscribed '13e' and 'M 16 13e etat' in pencil in the lower margin, 14th state inscribed '14e' and 'M 16 14e etat' in pencil in the lower margin, 15th state inscribed '15e état' and 'M 16 15o etat' in pencil in the lower margin, and '75', '15 etat' and '1/2/46' on the reverse, 16th state inscribed 'M 16 16e etat' in pencil in the lower right margin corner and '76 16e état 6/2/46' and '150' on the reverse, 17th state inscribed 'M 16 17o etat' in pencil in the lower margin and '77 17e état 8/2' and '150' on the reverse, final state inscribed 'M 16 18e etat' in pencil, all with margins, pale light-, mat and time staining, a few losses at the margin edges, pale staining on the reverse, old glue remains at the reverse of the margin corners, otherwise all in good condition, all framed
all L. approx. 10¾ x 14½ in. (272 x 368 mm.)
all S. approx. 12¾ x 17½ in. (323 x 444 mm.) (11)
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