Lot Essay
Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
Tête de femme
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
dated, inscribed and numbered '25.9.65. Nimes. II' (upper left)
pencil on paper
10 5/8 x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nîmes, 25 September 1965
Tête de femme
dated, inscribed and numbered '25.9.65. Nimes. II' (upper left)
pencil on paper
10 5/8 x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nîmes, 25 September 1965
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 November 1998, lot 447.
Private collection, California.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000.
Private collection, California.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000.
Literature
A.C. Quintavalle, "Picasso segreto, variazioni sull'eros," Panorama, 26 September 1996, p. 143 (illustrated).