Lot 157
  • 157

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Tête de femme
  • Signed Picasso and dated 21.7.70. (upper left)
  • Felt-tip pen on paper
  • 12 3/4 by 9 3/4 in.
  • 32.3 by 24.7 cm

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
O'Hana Gallery, London
Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak, New York
Thence by descent

Literature

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1970, vol. XXXII, Paris, 1977, no. 238, illustrated p. 76

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper which has not been laid down but is hinged along its upper edge. The verso of the sheet carries a printed composition which has been crossed out in pencil.There is mat staining around the periphery of the sheet. The is uniform time fading to the paper. The pigment is fresh and strong. The work is in very good condition.
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