Lot 570
  • 570

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Tête de faune
  • bears an apocryphal signature Picasso (upper left)
  • ink and white chalk on paper
  • 11,2 x 14,6 cm; 4 1/2  x 5 3/4  in.

Provenance

Lion-Goldschmidt, Paris
Galerie Berès, Paris

Condition

Executed on an envelope in cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly undulating. There is some minor paper skinning along the extreme edges and to the upper right corner. There is some tape and glue remnants to the upper right and lower right and left corners. The sheet is light stained and the ink appears to have slightly faded. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work is executed on the reverse of an envelope.