Lot 21
  • 21

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Nu couché et tête d'homme
  • signé Picasso et daté 12.1.70 (en bas à droite), daté 12.1.70 lundi (au dos)
  • crayon sur carton
  • 26,6 x 34,4 cm ; 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
  • Exécuté le 12 janvier 1970.

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Paul Haim, Paris
Vente : Christie's, New-York, 13 mai 1999, lot 415
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Picasso, dessins en noir et blanc et en couleurs, 1971, no. 11, reproduit p. 14

Literature

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1970, vol. XXXII, Paris, 1977, no. 12, reproduit pl. 12

Condition

Executed on cream cardboard, fixed to the overmount along the upper edge. There are two slight surface tears on the upper edge and some scattered spots of foxing on the face of the cardboard. On the reverse, there are tape and glue remnants to the edges, some tiny scuffs and minor remains of old mounting paper and old glue on the upper corners (not visible when framed), an ancient nick along the upper edge and some scattered spots of foxing. This work remains in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Picasso' and dated '12.1.70' (lower right), dated '12.1.70 lundi' (on the reverse), pencil on cardboard. Executed on January 12, 1970.

"Ce que nous soupçonnions, depuis les dessins érotiques de Barcelone jusqu'aux dernières étreintes, en passant par la bestialité des années trente, est ici affirmé : Picasso n'aura jamais cessé de se concentrer sur la libido, l'énergie vitale portée chez lui au plus haut niveau d'expression, parce qu'elle est pour lui le biais, et le seul, par lequel il nous pose la question de la représentation, et que la jouissance qu'il tire des deux est de même nature."
Dominique Dupuis-Labbé