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Large Female Nude, working proof (1st state)
Large Female Nude, working proof (1st state)

Large Female Nude, working proof (1st state)

Pablo Picasso (Spanish (worked in France), 1881–1973)
March 7, 1962
Medium/TechniqueReduction linocut, trial proof printed in reddish brown over beige
DimensionsBlock: 63.8 x 52.8 cm (25 1/8 x 20 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75.2 x 61.8 cm (29 5/8 x 24 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund, Sophie M. Friedman Fund, and Museum purchase with funds from the Print and Drawing Club and donated by the Aaron Foundation, Ruth V. S. Lauer in memory of Julia Wheaton Saines, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel
Accession number2002.43
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsRecto lower margin, by the printer, in graphite pencil: Linogravure de Picasso. 367. Grande Nu de femme. 1962. épreuve d'essai brun sur fond beige. 1er ETAT. 7.3.62 Verso lower left, by the printer, in graphite pencil: Linogravure Originale de Picasso H. Arnéra Verso lower left in graphite pencil: F4986/1ProvenanceHidalgo Arnéra, the printer, Vallauris, France; his estate; Frederick Mulder, London; 2002, sold by Frederick Mulder to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 20, 2002)
Copyright© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.