Lithograph on vélin des papeteries Lafúma paper. Paper size: 8.27 x 12.2 inches. Excellent condition, with centerfold, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Le manuscrit trouvé dans un chapeau, orné de dessins a la plume par Pablo Picasso, 1919. Published by Société littéraire de France, Paris; printed by Reymond S.A., Lausanne, August 25, 1919. Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This edition, the first edition of Manuscrit trouvé dans un chapeau, includes DCCL numbered examples on vélin des papeteries Lafúma, whose first L examples include a sequel of Pablo Picasso's drawings printed on vélin bleu. It was completed to print on August 25, 1919, by Durand, 18, Rue Séguier, in Paris. The drawings were reproduced in clichés aux traits with the collaboration of Reymond. PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor is one of the most recognized figures of twentieth century art. During his artistic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works using all kinds of mediums. He changed art more profoundly than any other artist of his time. First famous for pioneering cubism, Picasso continued to develop his art with a pace and vitality comparable to the accelerated technological and cultural changes of the twentieth century. Each change embodied a radical idea, and might be said that Picasso lived several artistic lifetimes.