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Pablo Picasso
L'Histoire Naturelle de Comte Buffon1936

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Print of a white horse in mid-stride against a solid black background, rendered with bold gestural lines and hatching, with the text 'LE CHVAL' below
Etching or lithograph of a donkey seen from behind, standing among dense grasses and foliage, rendered in dark tones with heavy cross-hatching; handwritten text reading "L'ane" below the composition.
Ink and wash drawing of a bull standing in tall grass, viewed from behind at three-quarter angle, head turned toward viewer; loose gestural brushwork with gray wash tones; handwritten text "LE TAUREAU" below the image.
Lithograph of a bull in three-quarter view against a dark background, rendered with expressive scratched lines and heavy aquatint tones; handwritten text "LETORO ESPAGNOL" below the image.
Lithograph of a large ram in three-quarter view, rendered in loose, expressive black ink washes with a curled horn visible; sparse landscape with grasses and a tree in the background; handwritten text "LE BELIER" below the composition.
Etching of a seated long-haired cat facing forward, rendered with dense cross-hatching and curling scribbled lines in the background; the word "LECHAT" printed in block letters below the image border.
Ink drawing of a dog in profile walking left, rendered with energetic curling and looping marks suggesting shaggy fur; loose wash strokes indicate ground and sky; hand-lettered text "LE CHIEN" below the framed composition.
Lithograph or ink print of a long-horned goat standing among dense foliage and flowering plants beneath a tree, rendered in energetic black lines with handwritten text below the composition.
Lithograph or monotype print of a doe rendered in loose, gestural black marks, surrounded by expressive brushstrokes suggesting foliage; handwritten text "LA BICHE" below the composition.
Etching or drypoint print of a wolf shown from behind, head turned to the right, rendered in expressive white against a dark gray textured background with scratched marks. Pencil inscription in cursive script at lower right.
Lithograph of a lioness in profile, rendered in loose gestural brushwork with dark washes suggesting rocks and foliage; handwritten text "LA LIONE" below the composition.
Lithograph of a seated monkey in profile, rendered with expressive, gestural black lines on white paper; a large dark triangular shape fills the left background; handwritten text below reads "Le Singe"
Ink print of an eagle in three-quarter view within a lightly drawn rectangle, rendered with loose brushy gray washes leaving the breast white; handwritten text "l'aigle blanc" below the image.
Lithograph of a vulture in profile, rendered in gray tonal washes within a thin rectangular border, perched atop rocky ground with sparse vegetation; handwritten text "LE VAUTOUR" below in pencil-style lettering.
Lithograph of a hawk in profile, rendered in gray with loose gestural marks suggesting feather patterns, perched on a dark mound within a thin rectangular border; cursive script reads "l'epervier" below.
Ink drawing of an ostrich in profile with loose, gestural brushwork; dark swirling strokes form the body plumage, with a long bare neck extending upward; handwritten text "LA OTRUCHE" below the ruled border.
Intaglio print of a rooster in profile, rendered with dense, energetic crosshatching in black ink. The bird stands upright with a full tail and ruffled plumage, flanked by leafy plant stems. Handwritten inscription below the image reads "Le Coq."
Etching with wash of a large hen surrounded by several small chicks on a bed of straw, rendered in expressive cross-hatched lines; hand-lettered text below reads "LA MEREPOULE"
Etching or lithograph of a turkey in three-quarter view, rendered with dense, expressive marks depicting layered feathers; handwritten text "LE DINDON" below within a sketched border.
Aquatint print of a pigeon rendered in loose, gestural lines, perched amid hatched nest-like grasses beside a dark vertical form, with leafy branches at upper right; handwritten text "LE PIGEON" below the composition.
Etching of a bird in flight with wings spread above a nest nestled among leafy branches, rendered in energetic dark lines on a pale ground; the word "LECHARDONERET" inscribed below in hand-lettered text.
Lithograph depicting a cluster of spring flowers including hyacinth, open-petaled blooms, and foliage, rendered in loose black brushwork against a hatched background; the text "L'AVEILLE" printed below in block letters.
Monochrome print of a large butterfly with patterned wings hovering above a row of roses and leafy stems, with handwritten text reading "LE PAPILLON" below the composition.
Monotype or lithograph still life of a grapevine with a large hanging cluster of grapes, jagged leaves, twisting woody branches, and several wasps or bees in flight; bold black ink with expressive, gestural marks; handwritten text below the image reads "La guêpe."
Etching of a spiny lobster in profile, filling the composition, with textured shell rendered in fine hatched lines; swirling seaweed and small fish in the background; handwritten cursive text below the plate.
Print in black ink on pale paper depicting a large hairy spider at center of a web strung between branches with dark leaves, rendered in bold contrasting tones with a cursive inscription below the image.
Black and white print depicting a dragonfly in flight, rendered with bold hatched lines, above marsh grasses, beneath a gnarled flowering branch; hand-lettered text reads "LA LIBELLULE" below the composition.
Black and white print of a large lizard with heavily patterned scales, rendered in bold contrasting marks against a dark background; handwritten text below reads "LE LÉZARD"
Black and white print of a toad in three-quarter view, surrounded by cattails and marsh grass, rendered with dense crosshatching and bold ink lines. Text reads "LE CRAPAUD" below the image.
Lithograph in black and gray tones depicting three frogs in a pond scene: one swimming at top, two resting on lily pads below, rendered with bold gestural brushwork. Handwritten text in French cursive reads "Les grenouilles" beneath the composition.
Black and white print of three grasshoppers among branches and foliage, rendered with bold crosshatched and patterned textures; hand-lettered text reads "LA SAUTERELLE" below the composition.
Monotype or lithograph print of a nude female figure leaning forward against a dark background, rendered in loose gestural strokes with deep black hatching; text reading "LA PUCE" below in handwritten lettering.
Artist or Maker
Pablo Picasso
Spain, 1881-1973, active France
Title
L'Histoire Naturelle de Comte Buffon
Date Made
1936
Medium
Sugar-lift aquatint
Dimensions
Original box: 20 × 13 7/8 × 3/4 in. (50.8 × 35.24 × 1.91 cm) Sheet (each): 17 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (44.77 × 33.97 cm) Image (each): 16 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (41.28 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.82.196.1-.32
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso: Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie. Bern: Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1963.
  • Baer, Brigitte; Geiser, Bernhard. Picasso, Peintre-Graveur. Berne: Editions Kornfeld, 1990.