Engraving on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 11.25 x 9.125 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, L'Âge de Soleil, 1950. Published by Robert J. Godet, Paris; rendered by Georges Leblanc, Paris; printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris, July 21, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This edition, constituting the original edition of the the work, has been limited to MCXIV examples, as follows: IV nominative examples on Arches, hand reserved for collaborators of the work; X examples on hand-made Arches with five states in black and color of the engraving, marked from A to J; C examples on vélin du Marais with the black state of the engraving and numbered from I to C; M examples on vélin including the reproduction of the engraving and numbered from I to M. Printing was finished on July 21, 1950, under the direction of the author, on the presses of E. Durand, master printer in Paris for typography, and G. Leblanc, master engraver in Paris for engraving. 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.