Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) The 100 original illustrations date from 1930 to 1937, the period in which Picasso drew the complete series, a commission from Vollard, the art dealer. Sheet size: 32 x 42 cm Size with mat: 40 x 50 cm Acid free, museum quality, ready to be framed. Hand-crafted hand-cut Arches paper. S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, 1973. Published during Picasso's lifetime. Numbered in pencil, printed signature, head sign in the bottom left-hand corner. Tracked international parcel Sometimes, the artist draws a sign or figure on the edge of the lithography stone or plate to test the acid’s behavior. This sign is usually destroyed before printing, but sometimes this detail remains, not only on the test print but on the whole print series. The above mentioned sign is a typical case.