Suite Vollard impressions were not individually numbered; authenticity is based on the pencil signature, plate mark, Montval paper, and watermark. Executed on 21 March 1933, this etching reflects the sculptor-and-model theme that recurs throughout the suite.This impression is from the deluxe group of approximately fifty printed on large Montval sheets with the Galatea watermark, distinguished by their wider margins and higher-grade paper compared with the standard edition of 260.
Original intaglio etching on Montval laid paper. The Galatea watermark identifies the deluxe large-margin impressions. Sheets show the typical platemark, slight inking variations, and the clear linear definition characteristic of Picasso’s 1930s etchings.