Lithograph on hand made Fabriano vélin paper mounted on museum board, as issued. Paper Size: 12.75 x 9.75 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Elegy of Ihpetonga and Masks of Ashes with four original lithographs by Pablo Picasso, 1954. Published by The Noonday Press, New York; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, 1954. Excerpted from the volume, This book was designed by Alvin Lustig and printed on hand made Fabriano paper by Igal Roodenko and James Lanier. The lithographs were pulled in Paris by Fernand Mourlot Frères. Sixty-four copies of this book were printed of which fifty-five were placed on sale. 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.