Lot Essay
Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
dated, inscribed and numbered '25.9.65. Nimes VIII' (upper left)
pencil on paper
10½ x 8¼ in. (26.6 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nîmes, 25 September 1965
Tête de femme
dated, inscribed and numbered '25.9.65. Nimes VIII' (upper left)
pencil on paper
10½ x 8¼ in. (26.6 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nîmes, 25 September 1965
Provenance
Maurice and Jacqueline Bresnu, Mougins (acquired from the artist); sale, Christie's, New York, 19 November 1998, lot 451.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 2004, lot 350.
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 2004, lot 350.
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
"Zu den Bildern dieser Beilage," Die Zeit, Literatur, no. 43, 17 October 1997, p. 2 (illustrated, p. 25).
"Picasso 'Die Verborgene Sammlung,'" Wir Gemeindebedienstete, Vienna, June 1998 (illustrated).
"Picasso 'Die Verborgene Sammlung,'" Wir Gemeindebedienstete, Vienna, June 1998 (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.