ID 838959
Lot 10 | PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Estimate value
$ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
Tête classique
signed ‘Picasso’ (lower left); dated '12-2-23-' (on the reverse)
black Conté crayon, charcoal and estompe on rose tinted paper
24 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (63 x 47.8 cm.)
Executed on 12 February 1923
Provenance
The Zwemmer Gallery, London (acquired from the artist).
Rae H. Eckman, New York; Estate sale, Christie’s, New York, 7 November 1979, lot 33.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 1995, lot 28.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Exhibited
London, The Zwemmer Gallery, An Exhibition of a Collection of Fifty Drawings by Pablo Picasso, February 1937, no. 31.
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Post Lot Text
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Charcoal |
| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Charcoal |
| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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