Etching, 1905, one of 27 or 29 impressions on vieux japon (there is also an edition of 250 on Van Gelder), from the Saltimbanques suite, printed by Louis Fort in 1913, published by Vollard, Paris, framedplate: 121 by 91 mm 4¾ by 3⅝ insheet: 486 by 335 mm 19⅛ by 13¼ in
Signed and dates higher right corner.
 
 
The overall tone is intimate and delicate; the figures are not shown in act of performing or in spectacle but rather in a moment of rest, reflection, or quiet interaction. This gives the work an emotional subtlety characteristic of Picasso’s early work, balancing line, form, and mood.