ID 717836
Lot 448 | PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
Tête de faune
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated and inscribed '5 Septembre 46 II' (on the reverse)
coloured crayon on paper
26 x 19 7⁄8 in. (66 x 50.4 cm.)
Executed on 5 September 1946
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris.
Acquired from the above and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 15, Œuvres de 1946 à 1953, Paris, 1965, no. 6 (illustrated pl. 3).
Exhibited
London, The Arts Council, Picasso in Provence, November - December 1950, no. 18, p. 4 (titled 'Bust of a Faun').
Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, Picasso, His Later Works, 1938-1961, January - February 1962, no. 21, n.p. (titled 'Head of a Faun').
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
| Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Address of auction |
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