This artwork comes from a series of illustrations commissioned by Picasso's dealer Ambroise Vollard, who was inspored by Comte de Buffon's 44 volume work on natural history. This impression is on Vidalon from the standard issue, which does not include remarques. This print has no plate marks, because the actual printing plate was larger than the paper.

In The Black, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 2009