Description

Original drypoint etching, printed on fine Japon paper.

Cancelled printing, one of only a few proof printings issued on unfolded paper, aside from the small published edition of 54.

From the Le Frère Mendiant o Libro del Conocimiento suite.

Printed by Lacourière-Frélaut, Paris.

The Frère Mendiant was a Castilian Franciscan, living in the 14th Century, who went to Africa before it was colonized; the account of his travels – mainly in Guinea and Ghana – was published in 1877. Iliazd loved travel books and was particularly interested in Africa.

Picasso participated enthusiastically in this project with Iliazd, creating cheerful renditions in drypoint of the landscapes, vegetation and inhabitants of the continent.