Lot Essay
The present work is executed on the frontispiece of the book Picasso Lithographe by Fernand Mourlot, printed by André Sauret Editions du Livre, Paris in 1970.
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Visage barbu (Mon Ami Meyer)
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage barbu (Mon Ami Meyer)
signed and dated 'Picasso le 8.12.70' (lower right); inscribed 'Mon Ami Meyer' (upper right)
felt-tip pen on paper
10 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. (26.9 x 46.5 cm.)
Executed on 8 December 1970
Visage barbu (Mon Ami Meyer)
signed and dated 'Picasso le 8.12.70' (lower right); inscribed 'Mon Ami Meyer' (upper right)
felt-tip pen on paper
10 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. (26.9 x 46.5 cm.)
Executed on 8 December 1970
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland; sale, Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 21 September 2018, lot 3232.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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.
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Further Details
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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