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Written by Honoré de Balzac French
Pablo Picasso Spanish
Publisher Ambroise Vollard French
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Title: Le chef d'oeuvre inconnu
Author:
Written by Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris)
Artist:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
Publisher:
Ambroise Vollard (French, 1866–1939)
Published in: Paris
Date: 1931
Medium: Woodcut and photo etching
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1988
Object Number: 1988.1149.4
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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