Lithograph and stencil with gouache and pastel inks on vélin de Rives paper, archivally hinged on vélin de Rives backing sheet, as issued. Paper size: 21.34 x 16.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Les Bleus de Barcelone, 12 aquarelles et pastels, 1963. Published by Au Vent D'Arles, Paris, and Musée Picasso, Barcelona; printed by Ateliers Daniel Jacomet, Paris, December 10, 1963. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), The Barcelona Blues, was made for the boards, by Daniel Jacomet on vélin BFK Rives. The preface, composed by hand, in Garamont Corps 24, was completed on December 10, 1963 on the presses of l'Imprimerie Union in Paris. D examples were drawn, numbered from I to D, and XL non-commerce examples marked from H.C. I to H.C. XL. Examples I to LXXV are accompanied by an original etching, printed on the presses of the ateliers Crommelynck, numbered and signed by the artist. 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.