about Profile III

This Picasso lithograph after a 1964 drawing is from the "Le Gout du Bonheur" portfolio (the French title translates to "The Taste of Happiness") and was printed in Munich in the studios of Guenther Dietz under the personal supervision of Picasso.

It was published in 1970 in a limited edition of 666 by Editions Cercle d’Art and Harry Abrams. Printed on handmade Arches rag paper, the total sheet measures 13 x 9 3/4 inches (325 x 250 mm) and the image is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Not signed.