PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) DON QUICHOTTE (QUIJOTE / QUIXOTE) ORIGINAL FRENCH LITHOGRAPH ON ORIGINAL HANDMADE PAPER ARCHES FRANCE SIGNED & DATED IN THE PLATE (10.05.1955). CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. After the original aquatinte (fr. lavis) by Pablo Picasso first time reproduced in "LES LETTRES FRANCAISES" of 18 August 1955 - special issue on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of CERVANTES. The original design is part of the collections of the Museum of Art and History of Saint-Denis. Succession Picasso, Paris. Original print for benefit of the Peace Movement (Le Mouvement de la Paix). SIZE: 25.59" x 19.68" (650 X 500 mm). PERFECT CONDITION, NEVER FRAMED. COME WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. About Lithograph paper: Arches paper is high quality, air-dried paper that is preferred among printers and watercolorists. It has a warm-white color and can be found in hot-pressed, cold-pressed, and rough varieties. Arches paper is valued for its durability, and is made in the village of Arches in the Vosges, France. Arches watercolor papers are mouldmade with 100% cotton fiber content. They are acid-free, pH-neutral, gelatin-sized, and air-dried. The history of the Arches brand starts in 1492. That year, the Arches site completed the amalgamation of the papermaking facilities around the village of Arches, south of Epinal in France. The Moulins d'Arches turned to the production of high quality paper for the period's most famous writings and most beautiful art publications. The mill thus printed incunabula (the name given to the first printed books) such as the "Chronique de Gutenberg" by Durer.