#Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle)

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Today is also #WorldOstrichDay! Here's Picasso's ostrich:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) The Ostrich (L'Autruche) Plate XVI from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) 1936, published 1942 aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 10 7/16 x 8 9/16" (26.5 x 21.8 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Publisher: Fabiani, Paris Printer: Lacourière, Paris Edition: 226 Museum of Modern Art, New York

Credit: The Louis E. Stern Collection, MoMA object number 976.1964.16 © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [educational use]

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"Eaux-Fortes Originales" de Pablo Picasso pour des textes de l'"Histoire Naturelle" de Buffon (1749-1804) offertes à Dora Maar (1942) au Musée de la BnF, Paris, octobre 2022.

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Histoire naturelle: Eaux-fortes originales pour les textes de Buffon (Natural History: Original Etchings for Buffon's Text), Pablo Picasso, 1936 (published 1942), Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Illustrated book, unbound with 31 plates, housed in green paper over boards chemise, and green paper over boards slipcase; artist and author name on spine of chemise In 1936, the Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard commissioned Picasso to create a suite of etchings to illustrate texts from Histoire naturelle (Natural History), the encyclopedic eighteenth-century publication written by renowned French naturalist and author Georges Louis Leclerc, the comte de Buffon. Using a range of intaglio techniques that included etching, drypoint, and lift ground aquatint, a process that allowed for subtle gradations of tone, Picasso created a personal menagerie of animals, birds, and insects for the project. The 31 etched plates were printed in 1937, but the project was postponed after the unexpected death of Vollard in 1939. Vollard's associate Martin Fabiani later revived the project and the volume was published in 1942. A highly prolific printmaker, Picasso completed more than 34,000 illustrations during his long career. Histoire naturelle ranks among his most engaging graphic works. Size: 14 3/8 × 11 in. (36.51 × 27.94 cm) (sheet) 28 7/8 × 22 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (73.34 × 58.1 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame, B.87.1m) Medium: Illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints (thirteen with drypoint, thirteen with etching and drypoint, three with engraving and drypoint, and one with etching, engraving, and drypoint); and letterpress printed in black and red

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/6091/

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Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: plate (see child records): dimensions vary; page (each approx.): 14 3/8 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints (thirteen with drypoint, thirteen with etching and drypoint, three with engraving and drypoint, and one with etching, engraving, and drypoint)

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29413

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Le Sauterelle; La Langouste, from Histoire Naturelle (Eaux-fortes originales pour des textes de buffon), 1936.

two drypoints with sugarlift aquatint, on imperial Japan paper. 36.5 x 27.7cm (14 3/8 x 10 7/8in). (2) printed by Lacourière, published by Fabiani, Paris, 1942.

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) (1936)

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The Dog (Le Chien) (plate, facing page 46) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle)

Pablo Picasso

1936

Aquatint, etching, and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints 

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/29441?classifications=any&date_begin=Pre-1850&date_end=2018&locale=en&page=1&q=dogs&with_images=1

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For #WorldFrogDay: Picasso’s #Frogs 🐸

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

1. The Toad (Le Crapaud), 1949

Lithograph on zinc; image: 19 5/8 x 25 1/4" (49.9 x 64.1 cm)

2. The Frogs (Les Grenouilles), from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), 1936, published 1942

Aquatint & drypoint; image: 10 9/16 x 8 5/16 in (26.9 x 21.1 cm)

3. The Toad (Le Crapaud), from Eaux-fortes originales pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire Naturelle), 1936, published 1942

Aquatint & drypoint; image: 10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in (26.5 x 20.9 cm)

4. Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)

Picasso Discovering a Toad, 1968

Gelatin-silver print; image: 10 7/8 × 7 3/16 in (27.62 × 18.26 cm)

1. MOMA, 2. MOMA, 3. PMA, 4. LACMA

1-3 © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [educational use]

4 © Lucien Clergue / DACS, London [educational use]

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For International #VultureAwarenessDay:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Le Vautour (The #Vulture) plate from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) 1936, published 1942, ed. of 226 Aquatint and sugar lift etching with drypoint on copper in black on off-white laid paper Image: 31.5 × 20.5 cm (12 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 28.3 cm (14 11/16 × 11 3/16 in.) The Art Institute of Chicago 1946.439.14

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For #WorldBeeDay 🐝 on #MonochromeMonday:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) "The Bee (L'Abeille)", from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) 1936, published 1942 Aquatint, sugar lift etching, & drypoint on ivory laid paper Image: 29.5 × 22.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.) Sheet: 36.5 × 28.5 cm (14 3/8 × 11 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago 1946.439.22

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#TwoForTuesday for #BeKindToSpidersWeek: #pleasenosquish:

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) The Spider (L'Araignée), plate facing page 144 from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) made 1936, published 1942 aquatint, sugar lift etching, scraping, and drypoint on ivory laid paper image: 31 × 22.5 cm (12 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); sheet: 36.8 × 27.7 cm (14 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.) Art Institute of Chicago

2. Paloma Picasso (b. 1949) for Tiffany & Co spider brooch, late 20th century 18k gold, diamonds, tourmaline, onyx (some sources list this as black jade) W 1.57 in (39.88 mm) x D 0.35 in (8.89 mm) x L 1.53 in (38.87 mm) 1st Dibs

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The Grasshopper (La Sauterelle) (plate, facing page 154) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: composition (irreg.): 10 15/16 x 8 5/16" (27.8 x 21.1 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Aquatint, etching, and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29437

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The Monkey (Le Singe) (plate facing page 86) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: composition (irreg.): 10 13/16 x 8 11/16" (27.5 x 22 cm); sheet: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29416

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The Horse (Le Cheval) (plate I) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: composition (irreg.): 10 3/4 x 8 7/16" (27.3 x 21.4 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29412

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White Eagle (L'Aigle) (plate, facing page 92) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29417

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The Vulture (Le Vautour) (plate, facing page 98) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), Pablo Picasso, 1936, published 1942, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Louis E. Stern Collection Size: composition (irreg.): 10 5/8 x 8 3/16" (27 x 20.8 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm) Medium: Aquatint and drypoint from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/29418