Lot Essay
Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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PROPERTY FROM A LONDON COLLECTION
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Couple
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Couple
dated and numbered '8.11.71.IX' (upper left)
black Conté crayon, colored felt-tip pens and brush and gray wash on paper
12 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (31 x 24.4 cm.)
Executed on 8 November 1971
Couple
dated and numbered '8.11.71.IX' (upper left)
black Conté crayon, colored felt-tip pens and brush and gray wash on paper
12 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (31 x 24.4 cm.)
Executed on 8 November 1971
Provenance
Maurice and Jacqueline Bresnu, Mougins (acquired from the artist); sale, Christie's, New York, 19 November 1998, lot 463.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
F. Fanelli, "Picasso's Oeuvre 105 Drawings Richer," The Art Newspaper, no. 62, September 1996, p. 24 (illustrated).
S. Jesurum, "Picasso Satanasso," Sette: Corriere della Sera, no. 39, 26 September 1996, p. 107 (illustrated).
"Zu den Bildern dieser Beilage," Die Zeit, Literatur, no. 43, 17 October 1997, p. 2 (illustrated, p. 27).
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: The Final Years 1970-1973, San Francisco, 2004, p. 238, no. 71-354 (illustrated).
S. Jesurum, "Picasso Satanasso," Sette: Corriere della Sera, no. 39, 26 September 1996, p. 107 (illustrated).
"Zu den Bildern dieser Beilage," Die Zeit, Literatur, no. 43, 17 October 1997, p. 2 (illustrated, p. 27).
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: The Final Years 1970-1973, San Francisco, 2004, p. 238, no. 71-354 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Milan, Palazzo Marina alla Scala, Picasso: La Collection Nascosta, October 1996.
Seoul, KED Museum, Picasso: The Hidden Collection, October 1997.
Kunsthaus Vienna, Picasso: Die verborgene Sammlung, August 1998.
Seoul, KED Museum, Picasso: The Hidden Collection, October 1997.
Kunsthaus Vienna, Picasso: Die verborgene Sammlung, August 1998.
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