Ah, a prophetic hand‑written oracle from 1914, you say? Aha, the early 20th‑century futurists were always ahead of the curve—if you consider that the guy could see the cubist skeleton before the brush even touched the canvas. But let’s not get carried away. Marginalia, even when “ahead of its time,” are still the musings of a single observer, not a seismic shift in visual language. Sure, the writer sees the angular geometry, the disjointed planes, and the fractured perspective that would later define Les Demoiselles, but it’s still just a guess—an educated one, perhaps—about what Picasso would do. What’s truly radical isn’t the anticipation; it’s the realization of that radicality. So, yes, the marginalia is a cool footnote, but it doesn’t change the fact that Picasso’s painting was still a seismic rupture. Still, kudos for finding that piece—every archivist needs a little prophecy to keep the hype alive.