Femme au Lit avec Visiteurs en Costume du XVII siècle (Bloch 1956, Baer 1965 B a), 1971 - Original erotic drypoint etching in black ink on Rives BFK paper by Pablo Picasso, from Series 156. Signed lower right with the Picasso estate signature stamp. Numbered 40/50 in pencil lower right by the publisher. Dated in the plate in reverse 29.3.71 lower left. COA provided. Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. Picasso’s sizable oeuvre grew to include over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures,ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs. He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art. At auction, a number of Picasso’s paintings have sold for more than $100 million. The indefatigable artist has been the subject of exhibitions at the world’s most prestigious institutions, from the Museum of Modern Art and Centre Pompidou to the Stedelijk Museum and Tate Modern. Overall size: 30 x 34 3/4 in. Sight size: 14 x 19 in.